Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, an LLC formed in New Jersey registers there on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Jersey vs Delaware: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$50	$200 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	nj.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Delaware

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Delaware counts 180 days from the day New Jersey issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Delaware.

First-year cost, New Jersey to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$449

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

Will your New Jersey name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Delaware

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Delaware comes to $524 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Delaware

A corporation formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Delaware company in New Jersey

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

Common questions: New Jersey to Delaware

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $449 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Delaware wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Delaware?

$524 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

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

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Jersey registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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