Foreign registration · Form 40

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Georgia that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	April 1	April 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Georgia to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form 40
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the Georgia certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Georgia corporation is registered with New Hampshire.

Your Georgia name and New Hampshire's rules

We search New Hampshire's records for Georgia's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Hampshire and Georgia

Georgia and New Hampshire both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Georgia; ours takes New Hampshire's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Georgia and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus New Hampshire comes to $309 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to New Hampshire

Does my Georgia company need to register in New Hampshire?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; New Hampshire registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New Hampshire issues one to Georgia corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want Georgia's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and New Hampshire?

$309 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A Georgia company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Georgia companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal of a For-Profit Foreign Corporation; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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