Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Connecticut as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Connecticut and New Mexico side by side

	Connecticut formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$80	$200 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Connecticut to New Mexico, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the Connecticut certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Connecticut corporation is registered with New Mexico.

Your Connecticut name and New Mexico's rules

We search New Mexico's records for Connecticut's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Mexico and Connecticut

Connecticut and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. New Mexico papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Connecticut

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($150); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Connecticut files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Connecticut

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to New Mexico

Does my Connecticut company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($150) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

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

It files Connecticut's registration with $385 in state fees.

How do I get a Connecticut certificate of good standing?

Connecticut issues the Certificate of Legal Existence online, with an express version, or by mail ($80). It comes as a short form ($80) or a long form ($120).

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