Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in North Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	November 15	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From North Dakota to New Jersey, step by step

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the North Dakota certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Dakota's certificate is in hand, New Jersey's filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for North Dakota companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$319

New Jersey's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your North Dakota name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your North Dakota name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. North Dakota's list (the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.) is not the same, but an ending such as “limited liability company” works in both states. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the North Dakota company. We search New Jersey's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus New Jersey comes to $274 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to New Jersey

A corporation formed in North Dakota files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into North Dakota

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to New Jersey

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

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($20), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once North Dakota's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

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

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my North Dakota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its North Dakota name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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