Foreign registration · no form number

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from South Dakota as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Dakota vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	South Dakota formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	'limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.)	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From South Dakota to New Jersey, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the South Dakota 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 South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with New Jersey.

New Jersey costs for South Dakota companies

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

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

Will your South Dakota name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your South Dakota name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. South Dakota's list ('limited liability company', 'limited company', or one of the abbreviations L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC (limited may be written Ltd. and company Co.)) 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 South Dakota company. We search New Jersey's records for South Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Jersey agent and the South Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in South Dakota and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus New Jersey comes to $279 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to New Jersey

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

The other way: New Jersey into South Dakota

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to New Jersey

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

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

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

Do I need South 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 South Dakota's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

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

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A South 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 South Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my South Dakota name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its South 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 South Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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