California Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from California as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and New Mexico each ask for

	California formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our New Mexico registered agent

How California companies register with New Mexico

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your California name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Mexico approves it, the California company can do business there.

Will your California name work for New Mexico?

We check your exact California name against New Mexico's records before filing.

Your New Mexico agent and the California one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. New Mexico papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and California

California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to New Mexico

An LLC formed in California files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Mexico into California

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: California to New Mexico

Does my California company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once a California business operates there; New Mexico registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New Mexico issues one to California corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in New Mexico?

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want California's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for California and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($25) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

What does a New Mexico company file to register in California?

It files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees.

How do I get a California certificate of good standing?

California issues the Certificate of Status online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento ($5).

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