Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in New Jersey registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Jersey and North Dakota each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$50	$135 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	nj.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.	the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	November 15
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

From New Jersey to North Dakota, step by step

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). North Dakota wants the New Jersey certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

North Dakota costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$384

Your New Jersey name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your New Jersey name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. New Jersey's list (LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. We check your exact New Jersey name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus North Dakota comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to North Dakota

A corporation formed in New Jersey files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into New Jersey

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to North Dakota

Does my New Jersey company need to register in North Dakota?

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

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

$334 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $384 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: North Dakota wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and North Dakota?

$274 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge a New Jersey company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my New Jersey name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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