Minnesota

Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of New Jersey here, not even the Standing Certificate. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Jersey and Minnesota each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$50	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nj.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	December 31
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date. Nothing has to come from New Jersey first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Your New Jersey name and Minnesota's rules

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

Agents: Minnesota and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Minnesota and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Minnesota comes to $224 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Minnesota

A corporation formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Minnesota

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a New Jersey LLC in Minnesota?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Jersey.

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

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from New Jersey first.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Minnesota?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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