Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in New Jersey registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Jersey and Vermont each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$155 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with Vermont
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From New Jersey to Vermont, step by step

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Vermont counts 90 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 Vermont registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once New Jersey's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, New Jersey to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$404

Your New Jersey name and Vermont's rules

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Jersey company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and New Jersey

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Vermont

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Vermont comes to $394 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Vermont

A corporation formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Standing Certificate ($25)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Vermont into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Vermont that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($35). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Vermont

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Vermont law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$354 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $404 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once New Jersey's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Vermont?

$394 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my New Jersey name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Jersey name at home.

Can I form a new Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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