Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

To do business in Virginia, an LLC formed in New Jersey registers there on Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), dated within one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey and Virginia side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed online with Virginia
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	nj.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

From New Jersey to Virginia, step by step

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Virginia counts one year from the day New Jersey issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Jersey's certificate is in hand, Virginia's filing goes in. Once Virginia approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Virginia costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$349

Your New Jersey name and Virginia's rules

Virginia can hold a name for 120 days for $10 before you file.

Your Virginia agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Virginia

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

Registering a Virginia company in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Virginia that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Virginia

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Virginia?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Virginia law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$299 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Virginia wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Virginia?

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

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Virginia can add a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Virginia's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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