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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Rhode Island and New Jersey side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$100 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.ri.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with New Jersey

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). New Jersey wants the Rhode Island certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Rhode Island certificate takes days to arrive, so the New Jersey filing waits for it. Once New Jersey approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Rhode Island companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$321

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

Your Rhode Island name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Rhode Island name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If another New Jersey company uses the Rhode Island name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for Rhode Island's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the Rhode Island one

New Jersey calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. New Jersey papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus New Jersey comes to $274 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in New Jersey?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $321 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants it ($22), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, plus a few days for Rhode Island's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and New Jersey?

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my Rhode Island name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Rhode Island name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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