Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also asks for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	April 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From New Hampshire to Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Rhode Island accepts it within 60 days of New Hampshire's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your New Hampshire name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$360

Your New Hampshire name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the New Hampshire name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and New Hampshire

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; New Hampshire says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Hampshire; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Rhode Island comes to $301 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into New Hampshire

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

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$355 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $360 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Rhode Island?

$301 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my New Hampshire name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Hampshire name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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