Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from New Jersey as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your New Jersey records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

New Jersey vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	nj.gov	sos.wv.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.	limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	July 1 each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From New Jersey to West 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 West Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). West Virginia wants the New Jersey certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It names us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, with your New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Jersey's certificate is in hand, West Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with West Virginia.

West Virginia costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$400

West Virginia's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your New Jersey name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your New Jersey name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. 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. If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Jersey company. We check your exact New Jersey name against West Virginia's records before filing.

Agents: West Virginia and New Jersey

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; New Jersey says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; New Jersey's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, New Jersey plus West Virginia comes to $249 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to West Virginia

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in New Jersey

An LLC formed in West Virginia that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about West Virginia

Does my New Jersey company need to register in West Virginia?

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

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$350 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $400 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, once New Jersey's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and West Virginia?

$249 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia 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. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

New Jersey companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside New Jersey's filings.

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