Certificate of Formation (LLC)
Forms a new New Jersey LLC.
How would you like to file?
Do it yourself
File it yourself with the state
Use the official New Jersey links below. You pay the state fee ($100) directly to the state, with no Ze Filing fee.
File on the New Jersey state websiteThese links open the official state website. Ze Filing is not a government agency.
Done for you
Let Ze Filing file it
We check your details, prepare the filing, submit it to the state and keep the filed copy in your client portal.
- State feePaid to the state at cost$100
- Ze Filing service fee$0
Filing methods
Online or by mail
| Processing type | Processing time | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | — | $100 |
Over the counter
| Processing type | Processing time | State fee |
|---|---|---|
| Expedited | — | $125 |
| 2-hour | Within 2 hours | $600 |
| 1-hour | Within 1 hour | $1,100 |
Processing times are shown only where the state publishes them and can change. State fees are set by the state; we confirm the current fee before filing.
Form details
- Category
- Formation
- Form name
- Certificate of Formation (LLC)
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Filing office
- New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
- Filing type
- Domestic
- Entity
- LLC
What the state requires
- Company name with an LLC designation
- Registered agent in the state
Documents we need from you
- Passport copy for each memberRequiredOne clear colour scan per member.
Official sources
Fees and requirements checked against these sources on Nov 4, 2026.
Other New Jersey forms
- Application for Authority (Foreign LLC)Foreign registration
- Certificate of Amendment (LLC)Amendments
- Annual Report (LLC)Annual reports
- Change of Registered Agent or OfficeRegistered agent changes
- Reinstatement (LLC)Reinstatement
- Certificate of Cancellation (Domestic LLC)Dissolution and withdrawal
- Certificate of Cancellation (Foreign LLC)Dissolution and withdrawal
- Certificate of Standing (short form)Certificates of good standing