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Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

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

Wyoming vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	No fee	$100 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	First 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 Wyoming registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Wyoming to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Wyoming 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 Wyoming name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Wyoming issues the certificate instantly, so the New Jersey filing can go in the same day. Once New Jersey approves it, the Wyoming company can do business there.

First-year cost, Wyoming to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$299

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

Your Wyoming name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Wyoming name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Wyoming company. We check your exact Wyoming name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and Wyoming

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus New Jersey comes to $285.44 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Wyoming files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Wyoming

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to New Jersey

Does my Wyoming company need to register in New Jersey?

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

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

$299 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and New Jersey?

$285.44 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $61.44 to Wyoming and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Wyoming name?

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

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

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

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