New Hampshire Foreign Qualification

Why You Need To Do It – Businesses must foreign qualify if they wish to have any kind of physical presence in New Hampshire. Whether it is a warehouse, a storefront, or just a representative working within the state, you’ll have to foreign qualify to stay compliant.

When Should You Do It? – It’s important to start the process as soon as your business decides that it will be operating in New Hampshire. This way, you avoid the negative impact that any potential delays may have on your business plan. Generally, you will need to receive New Hampshire foreign qualification if your company falls under any of the following criteria:

• Has a physical presence in New Hampshire
• Buying a property there
• Have remote employees
• Accepts orders in New Hampshire
• Owns a bank account in New Hampshire

There are numerous steps that must be taken in order to obtain New Hampshire foreign qualification. These steps include the following.

1. Obtain Certificates – To foreign qualify, you will need a Certificate of Good Standing or Existence from the home state of your business. You will also have to file an Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration if you have an LLC. As for corporations, they should file an Application for a Certificate of Authority for a Foreign Corporation. Both forms are available on the Secretary of State website.

2. Collect And Submit Information – The application requests specific business information.

LLC

• LLC name registered in the home state
• If the name you will use in New Hampshire is different because your original name is unavailable, you should apply for a trade name using a separate application form.
• The principal office street address, mailing address, and contact information of your LLC
• Name of the home state
• The original date of LLC formation
• The nature or purpose of your business in New Hampshire
• Registered agent information
• Name and address of all members/managers you wish to place on record
• An authorized signature

Corporation

• The exact name of the corporation registered in the home state
• If the name you will use in New Hampshire is different because your original name is unavailable, you should apply for a trade name using a separate application form.
• The principal office street address
• The principal office street address, mailing address, and contact information of your company
• Name of the home state
• The original date of incorporation and duration
• Registered agent information
• The purpose of the business in New Hampshire
• Names and addresses of officers and directors
• An authorized signature

3. Appoint Registered Agent – Your registered agent is the individual responsible for handling the majority of your foreign qualification and compliance tasks. Most businesses will turn to a third party provider like DoMyLLC in order to streamline the process for themselves.

4. File The Application – Upon completion of the paperwork it may be filed. The filing fee is $100 for both corporations and LLCs, with an additional $50 filing fee if a trade name application must be filed as well.

5. Ongoing Maintenance – New Hampshire requires any business to file an annual report each year. The due date for filing is April 1st and the fee for corporations and LLCs alike is $100.

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•     Dedicated account managers
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No matter what your business focus is, we’ll make it easy to foreign qualify in New Hampshire. Contact us today to get started.

New Hampshire Office of Secretary of State
Phone Number:
(603) 271-3246

Address:
New Hampshire Secretary of State
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301-4989