Foreign registration · no form number

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from New Hampshire as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire and Delaware side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	April 1
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Delaware

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Delaware accepts it within 180 days of New Hampshire's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, Delaware's filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Delaware.

Delaware costs for New Hampshire companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$404

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

Your New Hampshire name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Delaware

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Delaware comes to $551 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Delaware

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into New Hampshire

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

Common questions: New Hampshire to Delaware

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Delaware?

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

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Delaware wants it ($5), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Delaware?

$551 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Hampshire registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

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

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