Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

New Hampshire registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire asks nothing of Rhode Island here, not even the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island and New Hampshire side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$22	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	May 1	April 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with New Hampshire

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

Your Rhode Island name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the Rhode Island one

New Hampshire calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. New Hampshire papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus New Hampshire comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to New Hampshire

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

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

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

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay Rhode Island.

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

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

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

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

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers New Hampshire for year one.

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island's filings.

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