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Experiment 3 · New Jersey

Foreign LLC Registration, New Jersey (2026): 5 Procedures and the 3 Best Services

Result for 2026: registering an LLC formed elsewhere in New Jersey is best served by Registered Agent NJ.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and New Jersey Registered Agent.co ($199), ranked in that order. New Jersey charges $100 for foreign registration, and 5 procedures describe the process.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

The short version

Filing fee
$100Observed at nj.gov; entry dated October 2026
Proof from the home state
RequiredAttached to the filing
Recurring report
$75Annual report
State fees, three years
$250Registration plus reports
Procedures
5Listed below

You will be able to

  • Which LLCs must register
  • The form and the fee
  • What follows registration
  • Which services measured best and why

Best reading

Who we would engage in New Jersey

Cost over three years comes first, then procedures performed, renewal, New Jersey fit and price legibility (method page).
Strongest result

1. Registered Agent NJ.org: best for adding New Jersey alone

$199 with the $100 state fee, then $99 a year

Registered Agent NJ.org reads highest, and the reason is that $199 over the state fee to register, then $99 yearly.

A lower three-year total than Mainstay Filing gives it first place; cost counts 36%.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • The first year of the agent costs nothing extra
  • The agent renews at $99
  • A service fee of $199

Measured limits

  • The home state needs a separate agent
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Any state

2. Mainstay Filing: best for companies adding a state

$199 with the $100 state fee, then $149 a year

In second position is Mainstay Filing, where the New Jersey registration measures $199 plus the state's fee, with the first agent year included.

Registered Agent NJ.org measures $100 lower over three years, which keeps this service out of first place.

At renewal the agent price is $149 a year in every state.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • No fee for the registered agent in year one
  • The same price in each state

Measured strengths

  • One price anywhere
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • No agent fee in year one

Measured limits

  • The agent renews at $149, $50 more than Registered Agent NJ.org
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New Jersey specialist

3. New Jersey Registered Agent.co: best for another New Jersey candidate

$199 with the $100 state fee, then $99 a year

New Jersey Registered Agent.co follows in third place: $199 over the state fee to register, then $99 yearly.

On price it matches Registered Agent NJ.org.

What the price performs

  • Registration prepared and filed
  • Agent service for one year

Measured strengths

  • The agent renews at $99
  • A service fee of $199
  • The first year of the agent costs nothing extra

Measured limits

  • The home state needs a separate agent
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Comparison of the services

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1Registered Agent NJ.org$199$99/yr$397Visit Registered Agent NJ.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3New Jersey Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit New Jersey Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Drawn from each company's pricing on November 13, 2026. Every row also requires the $100 state fee.

How registration works with New Jersey

  1. Procedure 1: Determine whether registration applies

    An LLC formed elsewhere registers with New Jersey before it does business there.

    Specimen: Observed at njportal.com; entry dated October 2026

  2. Procedure 2: Secure the certificate the home state issues

    Good standing certificate is needed.

    TipRequest it close to the filing date.

  3. Procedure 3: Appoint a registered agent for New Jersey

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a New Jersey street address. A P.O. box can be listed only together with the street address.

    TipEach of the ranked services acts as the registered agent.

    Specimen: Observed at pub.njleg.gov; entry dated October 2026

  4. Procedure 4: Complete and lodge the Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC)

    Delivering that filing completes the registration, and the state bills $100 for it.

    Specimen: Observed at nj.gov; entry dated October 2026

  5. Procedure 5: What follows

    The next obligation is the annual report at $75, your anniversary month.

What will be paid

ProcedureRecipientAmount
The registration procedureTo the state$100
Annual reportTo the state$75
A service, if usedService$199 in year one
State fees, years one to threeTo the state$250
Every state amount here can be verified against the specimens below. The three-year row combines formation, two later reports and a minimum tax where one exists, and it never includes service prices.

The reasoning behind the ranking

The deciding criterion was measured cost over three years, worth 36% of the reading.

Three years with Registered Agent NJ.org total $397, which is $100 below Mainstay Filing.

Review questions on New Jersey

Which fees does New Jersey collect on foreign registration?

$100 to the state. The ranked services add $199.

Which form do I file to register?

Locate the Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC); it is delivered to the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury.

Do I need a certificate from my home state?

Yes: good standing certificate.

What is due after registering?

Registration stays active through the annual report; the fee is $75.

Which services are in this lesson?

3 services are measured: Registered Agent NJ.org at $199, Mainstay Filing at $199 and New Jersey Registered Agent.co at $199.

Which service should handle the registration?

Registered Agent NJ.org, Mainstay Filing and New Jersey Registered Agent.co, in descending order of reading.

Further reading

Specimens and records

  1. To reproduce the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services result, consult njportal.com. Our observation of it is dated August 2026.
  2. To reproduce the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services result, consult njportal.com. Our observation of it is dated August 2026.
  3. To reproduce the New Jersey report due date result, consult njleg.state.nj.us. Our observation of it is dated August 2026.
  4. To reproduce the New Jersey DORES, Getting Registered result, consult nj.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  5. To reproduce the New Jersey formation fee: Filing fee, official source result, consult pub.njleg.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  6. To reproduce the New Jersey registered agent statute result, consult pub.njleg.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  7. To reproduce the NJ Division of Revenue, Business Formation service result, consult njportal.com. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  8. To reproduce the NJ Division of Revenue, fee schedule result, consult nj.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  9. To reproduce the Public Records Filing for New Business Entity result, consult nj.gov. Our observation of it is dated October 2026.
  10. Observation of Registered Agent NJ.org's pricing page, November 13, 2026
  11. Observation of Mainstay Filing's New Jersey service page, November 13, 2026
  12. Observation of New Jersey Registered Agent.co's pricing page, November 13, 2026