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What foreign registration costs by state / New Jersey

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in New Jersey (2026): What You Pay

New Jersey Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Registered Agent NJ.org ($199) give you the best value among New Jersey foreign registration services for 2026, in that order. Count on $100 for New Jersey, plus $397 to $497 in service fees over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: What you spend over three years counts 38%, and how much work the price takes off you counts 31%. Renewal change, break-even and price visibility make up the rest. How we rank

Your New Jersey budget

Government charge to register $100 nj.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 Service fees only
Cost over years 1 to 3 $397 to $497 Opening year plus two more
What the state collects in 3 years $250 Same whoever you hire
When one overtakes another No crossover No service overtakes another

New Jersey ranking

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $100 state fee stays outside the service prices.

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Best value for you

1. New Jersey Registered Agent.co: best for adding just one state

$199 to register, $99 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Start with New Jersey Registered Agent.co. $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

A lower three-year bill than Mainstay Filing puts it first, since cost weighs most.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $99 a year for the agent after that
  • Year-one agent covered
  • Service fee of $199

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state
2
Any state

2. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing

$199 to register, $149 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Next, Mainstay Filing: a New Jersey registration adds $199 to state fees, with the opening agent year free.

A $100 difference from New Jersey Registered Agent.co at year three sets its place.

The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • Good in all fifty states

What you get

  • $199 plus the state's fee
  • The fee does not change by state
  • Agent free for the first year

What to watch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above New Jersey Registered Agent.co
3
One-state service

3. Registered Agent NJ.org: best for adding a single state

$199 to register, $99 yearly after
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Registered Agent NJ.org takes spot 3 because $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

Year-one and renewal prices both equal New Jersey Registered Agent.co's.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Service fee of $199
  • Year-one agent covered
  • $99 a year for the agent after that

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 New Jersey Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out New Jersey Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Registered Agent NJ.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Registered Agent NJ.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as published November 13, 2026; you pay year one first, then each renewal is added. Ranked by running total, the order is steady for ten years.

Break-even check

Your totals for 1 to 5 years. State fees are left out because every service owes the same ones.

Over 3 years: New Jersey Registered Agent.co $397, Mainstay Filing $497, Registered Agent NJ.org $397. The best total here is New Jersey Registered Agent.co.

New Jersey fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to register $100 nj.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $75 njportal.com (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees summed, years 1 to 3 $250 Lines added together

To find what you owe the state across three years, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. We mention open-ended costs without putting a number on them.

How the ranking came out

Weight 38%: your three-year spend. That factor separated the top two.

Three years with New Jersey Registered Agent.co come to $397, while Mainstay Filing runs $100 higher.

What New Jersey charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

Working in New Jersey with an LLC from another state means registering with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury, using the Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC) and $100. It also asks for good standing certificate.

The state's wording: njportal.com (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Filing it yourself

If you file everything yourself, all you pay is the state: $250 over three years. A service piles $397 to $497 on top for the paperwork.

Common questions

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in New Jersey?

$100 at the state office, plus $199 should you use a provider.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Anywhere from $397 to $497 for three years of service.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC) with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in New Jersey?

Yes, namely good standing certificate.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual report next, and it costs $75.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Not within ten years: the order of the totals stays the same.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in New Jersey?

By our five factors the New Jersey order is New Jersey Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing and Registered Agent NJ.org, led by New Jersey Registered Agent.co on your three-year spend.

Where to go next

What foreign registration costs by state for all 50 states Best foreign registration services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. Want to double-check New Jersey Division of Revenue? Try njportal.com, last read August 2026.
  2. Want to double-check New Jersey Division of Revenue? Try njportal.com, last read August 2026.
  3. Want to double-check New Jersey report due date? Try njleg.state.nj.us, last read August 2026.
  4. Want to double-check New Jersey DORES, Getting Registered? Try nj.gov, last read October 2026.
  5. Want to double-check New Jersey formation fee: Filing? Try pub.njleg.gov, last read October 2026.
  6. Want to double-check New Jersey registered agent statute? Try pub.njleg.gov, last read October 2026.
  7. Want to double-check NJ Division of Revenue, Business? Try njportal.com, last read October 2026.
  8. Want to double-check NJ Division of Revenue, fee? Try nj.gov, last read October 2026.
  9. Want to double-check Public Records Filing for New? Try nj.gov, last read October 2026.
  10. We read New Jersey Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026
  11. We read Mainstay Filing's New Jersey service page on November 13, 2026
  12. We read Registered Agent NJ.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026