Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

California LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in California that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire needs nothing from California: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and New Hampshire each ask for

	California formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form LLC-12), $20, every two years	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's registration-anniversary month, biennially	April 1
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From California to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your California name and formation date. No California paperwork holds up the New Hampshire filing. Once New Hampshire approves it, the California company can do business there.

Your California name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the California one

New Hampshire calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. New Hampshire papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in California and New Hampshire

California wants the Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) every two years ($20); New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in California files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in California

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that registers with California files Form LLC-5 with $70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: California to New Hampshire

Does my California company need to register in New Hampshire?

Yes, once a California business operates there; New Hampshire does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay California.

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

No, New Hampshire takes Form FLLC-1 without it.

What are the yearly costs for California and New Hampshire?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($20, every two years) and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12).

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

California companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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