Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

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

What Vermont and New Hampshire each ask for

	Vermont formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$35	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record	April 1
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How Vermont companies register with New Hampshire

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

Your Vermont name and New Hampshire's rules

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

Agents: New Hampshire and Vermont

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

Staying in good standing in Vermont and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files Vermont's Annual Report ($45) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Vermont plus New Hampshire comes to $294 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in Vermont files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in Vermont

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Vermont owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my Vermont company need to register in New Hampshire?

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

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

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay Vermont.

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and New Hampshire?

$294 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $45 to Vermont and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A Vermont company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

Vermont 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 Vermont's filings.

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