Step-by-step foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for Wyoming LLCs expanding into New Hampshire.
Registering in New Hampshire is one answer. The other is to move the LLC to New Hampshire and stop paying Wyoming, a filing called domestication. The LLC keeps its EIN, bank accounts and contracts; only its state of formation changes.
A filing service, not a registered agent. It does not replace the agent New Hampshire requires.
Before filing, verify that your LLC name (or a distinguishable variation) is available in New Hampshire. If your exact name is already taken, you may need to register under a fictitious or assumed name.
Search the business name register on the New Hampshire Secretary of State website before you file.
New Hampshire requires no home-state certificate when a foreign LLC registers here. The form carries an affirmation of good standing instead.
Submit your application with the $100 filing fee. See the processing time under Ongoing compliance below. Expedited processing is available, priced under Ongoing compliance below. Online filing is available.
New Hampshire filing portal ↗You must designate a registered agent with a physical address in New Hampshire to accept legal documents on behalf of your LLC. This is required as part of the foreign qualification application.
Northwest files the foreign registration and serves as your registered agent in New Hampshire, which the filing requires. Only need an agent? Northwest's registered agent service alone is $125/year.
Have Northwest register your LLC in New Hampshire ↗Not sure which service fits? Our full Northwest Registered Agent review and Harbor Compliance review cover pricing, renewal terms, and where each one fits.
Expedited service is $25 and is sold in person only, at the Customer Lobby in Concord
No turnaround is published for the expedite itself; standard online processing is posted as no more than 10 business days on one FAQ page and 10 to 15 on another
Already operating in New Hampshire without registering? Our guide to what New Hampshire charges unregistered LLCs covers fines, back fees, and court access.
New Hampshire carves 14 activities out by statute. On their own, none of them requires a foreign LLC to register.
Under RSA 304-C:174. Fourteen items across two paragraphs. The tax disclaimer in paragraph III is weaker than standard: it expressly preserves a Business Profits Tax finding under RSA 77-A:1, XII, so a registration safe harbor does not imply BPT safety.
A virtual mailbox gives your LLC a separate address in New Hampshire for business mail. Confirm whether the state accepts it for the specific filing field. For banking, ask your bank before buying; it may require your actual operating address.
Independent mailbox providers
Use our free tool to check if you need to register in additional states.
This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify all fees and requirements with the New Hampshire Secretary of State before filing.