Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

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

What West Virginia and New Hampshire each ask for

	West Virginia formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	July 1 each year	April 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your West Virginia name and formation date. Nothing has to come from West Virginia first, so the New Hampshire filing can go in right away. Once New Hampshire approves it, the West Virginia company can do business there.

Will your West Virginia name work for New Hampshire?

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

Your New Hampshire agent and the West Virginia one

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

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, West Virginia plus New Hampshire comes to $275 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to New Hampshire

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

The other way: New Hampshire into West Virginia

An LLC formed in New Hampshire that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5). See that filing.

Questions West Virginia owners ask about New Hampshire

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

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

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

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay West Virginia.

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

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

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

$275 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to West Virginia and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

A West Virginia company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

West Virginia 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 West Virginia's filings.

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