Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Illinois LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Illinois that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire needs nothing from Illinois: no Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Illinois and New Hampshire each ask for

	Illinois formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1), $75, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From Illinois 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 Illinois name and formation date. No Illinois paperwork holds up the New Hampshire filing. After approval, your Illinois LLC is registered with New Hampshire.

Will your Illinois name work for New Hampshire?

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus New Hampshire comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Illinois files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Illinois company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois LLC in New Hampshire?

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay Illinois.

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and New Hampshire?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

An Illinois company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102), and the original keeps Illinois's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Illinois 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 Illinois's filings.

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