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New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Hampshire vs Connecticut: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$120 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	April 1	On or before March 31
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From New Hampshire to Connecticut, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Connecticut accepts it within 90 days of New Hampshire's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, Connecticut's filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Connecticut.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$324

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your New Hampshire name and Connecticut's rules

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

Your Connecticut agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Connecticut comes to $331 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Connecticut

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Connecticut certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: New Hampshire to Connecticut

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$319 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Connecticut?

$331 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a New Hampshire company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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