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New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Vermont

To do business in Vermont, an LLC formed in New Hampshire registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire vs Vermont: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $170, every year
Due	April 1	Within 3 months after end of the foreign LLC's fiscal year on record
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From New Hampshire to Vermont, 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 Vermont order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Vermont 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 names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Vermont.

Vermont costs for New Hampshire companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$359

Your New Hampshire name and Vermont's rules

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Hampshire company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Vermont

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Vermont comes to $421 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Vermont

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Vermont company in New Hampshire

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

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Vermont

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Vermont?

Yes, once a New Hampshire business operates there; Vermont law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Vermont?

$421 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $170 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Vermont?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Vermont can add a penalty of $50 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($45), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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