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New Hampshire foreign qualification fee
New Hampshire charges $100 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division with Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company.
The fee, broken down
- State fee
- $100
- Route
- One fee, whichever way you file
- Rank
- 9th cheapest of 50
- Against the median
- $42.50 below the median
- With a $199 service
- $299
- Yearly filing after
- Annual report (New Hampshire Secretary of State), $100 (due: april 1)
Nearest on the ranking: Nebraska $100 · New Jersey $100.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in New Hampshire (2026)
- 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its New Hampshire checkout showed $301 in total on October 28, 2026, including $2 in state processing charges.
- 2. NH Registered Agent.org $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
- 3. NH Registered Agent.co $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s New Hampshire page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division.
What the fee buys
The fee pays for the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division to review and file Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company. No home-state certificate is needed for an LLC, so there is no second state fee to plan for. File through the state office.
New Hampshire fee questions
What is the New Hampshire foreign qualification fee?
$100 for an LLC.
Is New Hampshire expensive to qualify in?
It ranks 9th of 50 from the cheapest, $42.50 below the median of $142.50.
What will I pay each year after qualifying in New Hampshire?
Annual report (New Hampshire Secretary of State), $100 (due: april 1), plus your registered agent.
Where the figures come from
- New Hampshire Secretary of State, LLC forms and fees: www.sos.nh.gov/corporations-0/forms-and-fees/limited-liability-companies, checked October 8, 2026
- Form FLLC-1 (foreign LLC registration): www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2023-11/form_fllc-1_-10-2018.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- RSA 304-C:174, activities that do not count: gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXVIII/304-C/304-C-174.htm, checked October 8, 2026
- RSA 304-C:175, registration: gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXVIII/304-C/304-C-175.htm, checked October 8, 2026
- RSA 304-C:191, fees: gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXVIII/304-C/304-C-191.htm, checked October 8, 2026