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Montana LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Montana that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Montana formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Montana to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Montana certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Montana	$5
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Montana certificate included	$304

New Jersey's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Montana name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Montana name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If another New Jersey company uses the Montana name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for Montana's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and Montana

Montana and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. New Jersey papers come to us; Montana's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus New Jersey comes to $244 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($5)). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Montana

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Montana company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Montana business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once Montana's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and New Jersey?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Montana company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

Yes: the Montana registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Montana name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Montana name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Montana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Montana's filings.

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