Mainstay Filing takes the top spot because $199 prepares the New Jersey registration and the registered agent role costs nothing in year one, then $149 a year.
Past the free first year, agent service runs $149 a year, and that holds in every state.
Its three-year total is $100 above New Jersey Registered Agent.co's, and what the price covers justifies that gap for us.
In the price
- Registration paperwork done for you
- The registered agent role costs nothing in year one
- Same-business-day scans of anything served on the company, with no fee
Good
- No charge for registered agent service in year one
- Papers served on the company are scanned the same business day at no charge
- $199 service fee, with the state's fee added
- The same price in each of the fifty states
Watch for
- The agent is $149 a year after year one, $50 above New Jersey Registered Agent.co
New Jersey Registered Agent.co makes the list at number two because the New Jersey registration is $199 and includes year one as agent, with $99 a year after that.
The registered office is an in-state street address supplied by the plan, and any papers served on the company show up as scans in your online account.
In the price
- Filing with the state
- The first year as registered agent
Good
- $99 yearly for the agent after year one
- A year as your registered agent comes included
- A $199 price on top of the registration fee
Watch for
- New Jersey only; your home state needs its own agent
- The EIN application is an extra charge ($99)
Registered Agent NJ.org makes the list at number three because the New Jersey registration is $199 and includes year one as agent, with $99 a year after that.
The registered office is an in-state street address supplied by the plan, and any papers served on the company show up as scans in your online account.
Registered Agent NJ.org matches New Jersey Registered Agent.co on price and features, so this pair is a near tie.
In the price
- Filing with the state
- A first year as your registered agent
Good
- $99 a year afterward for the agent
- The registered agent role is free for the first year
- Registration costs $199 before the state fee
Watch for
- New Jersey only; your home state needs its own agent
- The EIN application is an extra charge ($99)
The 3 picks side by side
The 10-point scores come from Filing Shortlist's editors and the criteria on How we rank. They are not customer ratings.
New Jersey foreign registration service pricing in 2026: first year, renewals, three-year total
Every price comes from the company's own pages as of November 12, 2026. The $100 New Jersey registration fee comes on top of each row and is left out of the totals.
How the cut was made
What the price covers separated the picks in New Jersey. The method gives three-year price 28%, gives what the price covers 28% and splits 44% over renewal terms, fit for the state and price clarity.
Registering in a second state touches two states, and one provider with one price in both scored highest on coverage, ahead of New Jersey Registered Agent.co.
Every criterion and weight is set out on How we rank.
Registering a foreign LLC in New Jersey: fee, form and office
Registration goes to the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury on the Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC). The state fee is $100. Along with the form, New Jersey expects good standing certificate.
Each year after that, the company files the annual report for $75, due your anniversary month.
What to have ready before you file
- Good standing certificate.
- The company's exact legal name and its formation date in the home state.
- A registered agent at a street address in the state. Every company on this shortlist can be that agent.
- Payment of the $100 state fee with the filing.
- A reminder in your own calendar for the annual report and its $75 fee.
Common questions about New Jersey foreign registration services
Must an LLC from another state register in New Jersey?
It must, once it does business in the state.
What is the full price of a foreign LLC registration in New Jersey?
The state fee is $100, and service fees run $199.
Does New Jersey ask for proof of good standing from home?
It does. The state wants good standing certificate.
Does a registered foreign LLC still need a registered agent?
Yes. The company keeps a registered agent in the state, at a street address there, for as long as it stays registered.
Which foreign registration services made this shortlist?
Mainstay Filing ($199), New Jersey Registered Agent.co ($199) and Registered Agent NJ.org ($199), listed from the top pick down.
Which service leads the New Jersey foreign registration shortlist?
Mainstay Filing, because the fee is $199 plus the state's own, with a free first year as registered agent, and the price is identical in every state.
Where the figures come from
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Department of the Treasury (checked again August 2026)
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, Department of the Treasury (checked again August 2026)
- New Jersey report due date (checked again August 2026)
- New Jersey DORES, Getting Registered (checked again October 2026)
- New Jersey formation fee: Filing fee, official source (checked again October 2026)
- New Jersey registered agent statute (checked again October 2026)
- NJ Division of Revenue, Business Formation service (checked again October 2026)
- NJ Division of Revenue, fee schedule (checked again October 2026)
- Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (checked again October 2026)
- Pulled from Mainstay Filing: New Jersey service page, November 12, 2026
- Pulled from New Jersey Registered Agent.co: pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026
- Pulled from Registered Agent NJ.org: pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026