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Filing Form FLLC-1 in New Hampshire on your own
A foreign LLC can register in New Hampshire without help by filing Form FLLC-1 online through QuickStart or on paper, for $100. This page follows the route in order and notes the snags. If you would like us to do it, we file the same form for $199.
Before you start
Line up four things: the exact name and formation date as the home-state record shows them, a New Hampshire resident or authorized entity to be agent, a person with authority to sign, and a way to pay. The online route takes the fee plus a $2 handling charge. No home-state certificate is needed.
Decide: online or paper
Online is quicker to submit and lets you watch the status. Paper suits a signer who must sign by hand, and the office accepts a form filled out online, then printed and signed. Either way the state fee is $100.
Open a QuickStart account
The state's QuickStart login page offers sign-in or sign-up for filings, and the forms list shows a File Online link beside this form. The same account later files the annual report, so use an email address that will outlast any one employee.
Enter the articles in order
The online form follows the paper articles. This is the paper order. First the exact home name, second the New Hampshire name, third and fourth the home state and formation date, fifth the business, sixth the agent and office, seventh the good standing statement. The article-by-article page explains each.
The agent screen is where most people stall
Residence in New Hampshire is a must, and the office is the agent's street address here. A form that names no agent, or lists an address elsewhere, goes unprocessed. If you do not have a New Hampshire friend or advisor, a commercial agent can serve.
The good standing statement
By signing, the company states that it has filed all home reports and paid all fees. Open the home-state record and look before you click.
Paying and submitting
Pay $100, plus $2 for electronic payment. On paper, send a check with one original. Save the confirmation or a copy of what you mailed.
The wait
Processing varies with the filing type and the season. The office's QuickStart notice dated October 13, 2026 gave a range of up to 5 business days, and filings pending on hold can be expedited in person for $25. If you have a closing or a lease date, file earlier than you think you need to.
Tracking the first report
When the registration arrives, put the January 1 to April 1 window on a calendar, starting with the next year's window. The report costs $100, and the state sends a courtesy reminder by email if you ticked the box on the form.
What to do if something is returned
The state's instructions say a missing agent or an out-of-state agent address stops the application. For anything else, tell us before filing again, since a second payment can create a second problem.
Mistakes we see
Common mistakes are a name that differs by a comma, an agent who is not a resident, a signer without authority, and a signature added before the home report was filed. A fifth is forgetting when the first report window opens.
When a preparer is worth it
A preparer earns the fee when the signer is far away, when you lack a New Hampshire agent, or when a returned filing would cost you a deadline. We complete the articles and test the agent and the signer. We charge $199, apart from the state fee.
A paper checklist
If you file on paper, check each item before mailing. The print is legible and black. The margins are 1 inch. The name agrees with the home record. The agent lives in New Hampshire and the office is a street address. The statement in article seventh is true. A person with authority has signed. The fee is enclosed.
What to keep
Keep a copy of what you filed, the confirmation, the agent's acceptance, and a note of the January to April window. When the registration is approved, add a calendar entry for the first report.
After approval
The first annual report waits for a later window, as the report page explains. In the meantime, check that the agent stays in place, since the agent's absence for 60 days is a revocation ground.
Rehearse the facts on one page
Write the answers to the seven articles on one page before you open the form. If any answer needs a second look, such as the exact punctuation of the name or the formation date, check it against the home-state record now rather than mid-session.
When the signer is not you
If a co-founder or a manager signs, send them the finished page and the home-state record together, so they can see that the statement in article seventh is true.
If the home state is slow
You do not attach a certificate to this form, but you do need the formation date and the exact name, so ask early for a copy of the formation record or look it up on the home state's public business search.
After you submit
Save the confirmation. If the state's posted processing date has passed and you have heard nothing, tell us and we follow up with the confirmation in hand.
Changes you may file later
Plan for the filings that come after approval. An LLC amends its application if it changes its name or its state or country of formation; the amendment form, FLLC-2, is $35. Naming a different agent or office is a Form 10 statement at $15. A foreign professional LLC files on Form FPLLC-1 for $100. Leaving takes Form FLLC-3 at $35 plus the $30 Revenue Administration statement. Keep a note of each filing and its date in the company records, together with the agent's written acceptance and the confirmation the state sends back.
What to expect to pay
Expect the state fee of $100 for the form, plus the $2 handling charge if you pay electronically. If your name is unavailable, add the $50 trade name application. If you want it fast, the in-person expedite is $25. Those are all the state charges for the filing itself.
Choose the signer before you start
Settle who signs before you open the form, since that person must have authority under the home-state law. Your operating agreement says who has that authority.
Filing Form FLLC-1 yourself
Gather the facts
Home name, state, formation date and business description.
Choose the agent
A New Hampshire resident or an authorized entity, street address required.
Open QuickStart
Sign in or create the account.
Complete the seven articles
Use the exact home name.
Confirm good standing
The home report and fees are current.
Pay and keep the confirmation
$100 plus $2 online.
Calendar the report
January 1 to April 1.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Self-filing questions
Do I need a QuickStart account?
For online filing, yes. It is also where the annual report is filed.
Can I pay by check?
On paper, yes. Online uses electronic payment.
How long will it take?
The state posts its current processing date; it varies.
Our fee and the New Hampshire fee
File Form FLLC-1 for my LLC
- Form FLLC-1 completed from your answers, all seven articles
- The good standing statement in article seventh explained before you sign
- A New Hampshire resident agent and office from us, or your own choice
- The accepted registration returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
+ $100 state fee
Form FLLC-1 carries a state fee of $100, and a card payment online adds a $2 handling charge. Our price is a separate line. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, LLC forms and fees
- New Hampshire Form FLLC-1, foreign LLC registration, and its instructions
- New Hampshire QuickStart, annual report and annual fee schedule
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, domestic and foreign corporation forms and fees
- RSA 304-C:175, registration of a foreign LLC
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, annual report reminder notice
- RSA 304-C:177, names, registered office and agent
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, business FAQs
- New Hampshire QuickStart, announcements
- RSA 304-C:194, annual reports to the Secretary of State
- New Hampshire Form 40, foreign for-profit corporation certificate of authority, and its notes
- RSA 304-C:183, grounds for revocation
- RSA 304-C:178, amendments to the application
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, nonprofit corporations and associations forms and fees
- RSA 77-A:18, certifications for withdrawal and good standing
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