Foreign registration · no form number

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Virginia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Virginia and New Jersey each ask for

	Virginia formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$6	$100 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Virginia companies register with New Jersey

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Virginia 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 Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the New Jersey filing. Once New Jersey approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$305

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

Your Virginia name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Virginia 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 Virginia name, an alternate name is allowed. We search New Jersey's records for Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and Virginia

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Virginia

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

LLC or corporation, Virginia to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Virginia

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Virginia company need to register in New Jersey?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $305 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite; Virginia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and New Jersey?

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

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Virginia name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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