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West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

An LLC formed in West Virginia that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your West Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

West Virginia and New Jersey side by side

	West Virginia formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	sos.wv.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Name endings	limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.	LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	July 1 each year	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 West Virginia agent for service of process	Our New Jersey registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with New Jersey

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the West 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 West Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. The West Virginia certificate takes days to arrive, so the New Jersey filing waits for it. Once New Jersey approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for West Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$309

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

Will your West Virginia name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your West Virginia name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. West Virginia's list (limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated 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 West Virginia company. We search New Jersey's records for West Virginia's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Jersey and West Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus New Jersey comes to $250 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to New Jersey

A corporation formed in West Virginia files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come West Virginia's Annual Report ($25) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into West Virginia

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50). See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about New Jersey

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

Yes, once a West 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 West Virginia LLC in New Jersey?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), 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 West Virginia's certificate before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

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

$250 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A West 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 West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Jersey for year one.

Will New Jersey accept my West Virginia name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its West 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.; “limited liability company” works in both states.

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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