Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

A corporation formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire and Washington side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Washington registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Washington
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Washington

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Washington order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Washington counts 60 days from the day New Hampshire issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$404

Will your New Hampshire name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the New Hampshire one

New Hampshire and Washington both call it a registered agent. Washington papers come to us; New Hampshire's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Washington

Each year your corporation files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Washington comes to $319 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Washington

An LLC formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in New Hampshire

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

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Washington

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Washington wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Washington?

$319 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to New Hampshire and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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