Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in North Dakota that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire asks nothing of North Dakota here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota and New Hampshire side by side

	North Dakota formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	November 15	April 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From North Dakota to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your North Dakota name and formation date. No North Dakota paperwork holds up the New Hampshire filing. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with New Hampshire.

Will your North Dakota name work for New Hampshire?

We search New Hampshire's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Hampshire and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus New Hampshire comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in North Dakota files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come North Dakota's Annual Report ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to New Hampshire

Does my North Dakota company need to register in New Hampshire?

Yes, once a North Dakota business operates there; New Hampshire does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Dakota.

Do I need North Dakota's certificate of good standing?

No, New Hampshire takes Form FLLC-1 without it.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and New Hampshire?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102), and the original keeps North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

North Dakota companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside North Dakota's filings.

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