Foreign registration · no form number

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers an LLC from New Jersey as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your New Jersey records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Jersey vs Washington: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	Washington registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Washington

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Washington order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Washington accepts it within 60 days of New Jersey's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for New Jersey companies

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

Your New Jersey name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the New Jersey one

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

Yearly filings: Washington and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Washington comes to $294 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Washington

A corporation formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Standing Certificate ($25)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Washington into New Jersey

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

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Washington

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a New Jersey business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$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: Washington wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Washington?

$294 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in New Jersey?

It files New Jersey's registration with $100 in state fees, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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