Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

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

Maine and New Hampshire side by side

	Maine formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	June 1	April 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Maine companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your Maine name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Maine first, so the New Hampshire filing can go in right away. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with New Hampshire.

Your Maine name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus New Hampshire comes to $334 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Maine files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Maine

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to New Hampshire

Does my Maine company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

How much does it cost to register a Maine LLC in New Hampshire?

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and New Hampshire?

$334 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Maine 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 Maine's filings.

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