Foreign registration · Form 40

Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Virginia that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form 40, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Virginia vs New Hampshire: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Form 40, Application for Certificate of Authority for Profit Foreign Corporation
State fee	$6	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due		April 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Virginia companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form 40
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date. If New Hampshire wants the Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Hampshire approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

Will your Virginia name work for New Hampshire?

We check your exact Virginia name against New Hampshire's records before filing.

Your New Hampshire agent and the Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and New Hampshire

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus New Hampshire comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Virginia files Form FLLC-1 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to New Hampshire

Does my Virginia company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$301 at checkout; New Hampshire may also want Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and New Hampshire?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Virginia 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 Virginia's filings.

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