Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

West Virginia registers an LLC from New Hampshire as a foreign LLC on Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your New Hampshire records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

New Hampshire and West Virginia side by side

	New Hampshire formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 1	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From New Hampshire to West Virginia, 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 West Virginia order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). West Virginia wants the New Hampshire certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It names us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, with your New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Hampshire certificate comes first; then the West Virginia filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with West Virginia.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to New Hampshire	$5
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, New Hampshire certificate included	$355

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

Your New Hampshire name and West Virginia's rules

West Virginia accepts your New Hampshire name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the New Hampshire name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If another West Virginia company uses the New Hampshire name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for New Hampshire's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the New Hampshire one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; New Hampshire says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; New Hampshire's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and West Virginia

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, New Hampshire plus West Virginia comes to $276 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to West Virginia

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in New Hampshire

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

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about West Virginia

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in West Virginia?

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

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

$350 at checkout plus $5 to New Hampshire for the Certificate of Good Standing, $355 in all (checkout is $151 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: West Virginia wants it ($5), current at filing.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and West Virginia?

$276 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $25 to West Virginia for the yearly reports.

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia 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. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and the original keeps New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

New Hampshire companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside New Hampshire's filings.

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