Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from New Hampshire as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire and Vermont side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	April 1	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From New Hampshire to Vermont, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Vermont counts 30 days from the day New Hampshire issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire corporation is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for New Hampshire companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$359

Will your New Hampshire name work for Vermont?

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Hampshire company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Vermont comes to $499 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Vermont

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Vermont

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Vermont calls it registration for New Hampshire corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a New Hampshire corporation in Vermont?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Vermont?

$499 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my New Hampshire name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Hampshire name at home.

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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