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New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Hampshire and New Jersey each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with New Jersey

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). New Jersey wants the New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for New Hampshire companies

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

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your New Hampshire name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Hampshire company. We search New Jersey's records for New Hampshire's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and New Hampshire

New Hampshire and New Jersey both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Hampshire; ours takes New Jersey's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus New Jersey comes to $326 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to New Jersey

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into New Hampshire

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no New Jersey certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about New Jersey

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($5), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and New Jersey?

$326 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my New Hampshire name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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