Foreign registration · Form 972

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers an LLC from New Hampshire as a foreign LLC on Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also asks for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Hampshire and Louisiana side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due	April 1	On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From New Hampshire to Louisiana, 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 Louisiana order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Louisiana counts 90 days from the day New Hampshire issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, Louisiana's filing goes in. Once Louisiana approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Louisiana

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$394

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Louisiana?

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

Agents: Louisiana and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Louisiana comes to $286 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Louisiana

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Louisiana into New Hampshire

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

Common questions: New Hampshire to Louisiana

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$389 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $394 in all (checkout is $190 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Louisiana?

$286 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $35 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in New Hampshire?

It files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees.

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