Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

An LLC formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$120 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	nj.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	On or before March 31
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From New Jersey to Connecticut, step by step

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of New Jersey's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Connecticut filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Connecticut.

Connecticut costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$369

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

Your New Jersey name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact New Jersey name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the New Jersey one

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Connecticut comes to $304 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Connecticut

A corporation formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Connecticut into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Connecticut

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$319 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $369 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Connecticut wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Connecticut?

$304 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a New Jersey company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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