3 Best Foreign Registration Services in New Jersey (2026): Your Questions Answered
In New Jersey for 2026, our answer on foreign registration services is Registered Agent NJ.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and New Jersey Registered Agent.co ($199), ranked from first to last. The state fee is $100, the same for everyone, and three years of service fees run $397 to $497.
Answered by the Ask About LLC editorial team ·
Four quick answers
State fee to register
$100
Do you bring a certificate from home?
Yes
Afterward
$75, annual report
Our pick
Registered Agent NJ.org, Mainstay Filing then New Jersey Registered Agent.co
Who should you ask in New Jersey?
The order follows our five questions: three-year cost first, then how much the price covers.
1Ask this one first
1. Registered Agent NJ.org: best for registering in one place
Service $199 plus $100 to the state; agent renewal $99
Why Registered Agent NJ.org at the top? It charges $199 with the first year of agent service included, then $99 annually.
Yes, it costs less than Mainstay Filing over three years, and cost is the question we weigh most.
What the price covers
New Jersey registration filing
A year of agent service to start
Good news
Adds $199 to the state fee
Then $99 annually
A free agent year at the start
The catch
Serves New Jersey alone, so the home state needs another agent
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 13, 2026. State fees are the same whichever you pick.
What owners want to know
When must an out-of-state LLC register here?
Register with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury before your LLC starts doing business in New Jersey.
njportal.com, read in October 2026 for this answer
How much does registration cost?
Registering costs $100 at the state, plus $199 if you hire help.
Add three years of state fees, registration included, and you get $250. nj.gov, read in October 2026 for this answer
What registers the LLC?
The New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury handles it: submit the Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC) there and the LLC is registered once accepted.
Enclose good standing certificate.
Is there a filing that repeats?
Afterward comes a annual report at $75.
When the filing is due, per the state: your anniversary month.
What put number one on top?
On what you pay over three years, worth 33%, Registered Agent NJ.org comes out ahead.
We weigh five questions: what you pay over three years (33%), chores the price takes care of (29%), answers on the price page (14%), what happens at renewal (13%) and room to add states (11%).
Three years at Registered Agent NJ.org cost $397, $100 less than Mainstay Filing.
njportal.com, read in October 2026 for this answer
Annual report
$75
njportal.com, read in October 2026 for this answer
State fees, years one to three
$250
The rows above, added up
How was the bottom line figured? Add the filing fee, the next two reports and the minimum tax if the state has one. Anything with no fixed price, a newspaper notice for instance, is described above and kept out of the sum.
Questions people also ask
Do I still need an agent in my home state?
Probably. Your home state still wants an agent of its own. A company that operates in every state, Mainstay Filing for example, can hold both roles, whereas a local firm covers a single state.
What do the picks cost over three years?
Registered Agent NJ.org comes to $397; Mainstay Filing comes to $497; New Jersey Registered Agent.co comes to $397, before state fees.
Where do these numbers come from?
State fees come from New Jersey's official documents, and service fees come from each company's own pricing page. Both carry dates on this page.
Do I have to use a service?
Hiring help is a convenience you pay for, never a legal duty.
Will a service file the registration for me?
Yes, filing is part of what each company on this page sells, and the state's fee is identical whoever sends it.
What is the best foreign registration service for New Jersey?
Registered Agent NJ.org comes first: three years of its service fees come to $397. Next are Mainstay Filing and New Jersey Registered Agent.co.
Where did we look this up?
Ask-about note for New Jersey Division of Revenue: the state publishes it at njportal.com, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New Jersey Division of Revenue: the state publishes it at njportal.com, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New Jersey report due date: the state publishes it at njleg.state.nj.us, confirmed August 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New Jersey DORES, Getting Registered: the state publishes it at nj.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New Jersey formation fee: Filing: the state publishes it at pub.njleg.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for New Jersey registered agent statute: the state publishes it at pub.njleg.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for NJ Division of Revenue, Business: the state publishes it at njportal.com, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for NJ Division of Revenue, fee: the state publishes it at nj.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
Ask-about note for Public Records Filing for New: the state publishes it at nj.gov, confirmed October 2026, so you can look it up yourself
The Registered Agent NJ.org pricing page, as it stood on November 13, 2026
The Mainstay Filing New Jersey service page, as it stood on November 13, 2026
The New Jersey Registered Agent.co pricing page, as it stood on November 13, 2026