The form for renewal is mailed out to current holders of NR P/R licenses. It is NOT the same as the initial issue form and comes to you pre-filled out with your info. That has been my experience since I got my first NH NR P/R in 1999.
Absolutely not how it worked when we filed to renew our NH non-res's P&RL's
a month and a half ago.
No advance notice,
no half-filled out renewal form supplied by NH,
same kind of form as an initial application.
After all, page 1 has a pair of check boxes for Original/Renewal,
and fields for existing P&RL license number and expiration
in the case of Renewals.
Print the PDF from the state's web site,
fill it out,
mail it in.
And as
@LittleCalm alludes above,
between 8/13 and 3/17, the form was changed to
no longer ask whether the applicant has ever been convicted of
a misdemeanor involving drugs or violence;
and there is an embarrassingly large blank space near the top of page 2
where they used to demand a copy of applicant's home state license,
or a pinky swear from Vermont residents' local cops
that the applicant is a stand-up guy.
We applied in lockstep on 23-Jan'19,
and got the renewals on 2-Feb'19.