Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that wants to do business in Virginia files Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your New Hampshire records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Hampshire and Virginia side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with Virginia
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	April 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with Virginia

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Virginia counts one year from the day New Hampshire issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, Virginia's filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Virginia.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of Virginia registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$304

Will your New Hampshire name work for Virginia?

Virginia can hold a name for 120 days for $10 before you file.

Your Virginia agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Virginia comes to $301 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Virginia company in New Hampshire

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

Common questions: New Hampshire to Virginia

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Virginia?

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

How much does the Virginia registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Virginia wants it ($5), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Virginia?

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

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Virginia can add a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Virginia's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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