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New Jersey LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in New Jersey and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in New Jersey as a foreign LLC, which costs $100 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in New Jersey costs $100.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeNew Jersey foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in New Jersey$100Not needed$100$150
Form in Wyoming$100$100$200$270
Form in Delaware$110$100$210$950
Form in Nevada$425$100$525$850

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in New Jersey (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the New Jersey registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. Registered Agent NJ.org

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. New Jersey Registered Agent.co

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s New Jersey page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury.

New Jersey questions

Do I still register in New Jersey if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in New Jersey, New Jersey generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury, for $100. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in New Jersey?

$100 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services), $75 (due: your anniversary month).

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