New Mexico

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Delaware Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Delaware registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Delaware and New Mexico each ask for

	Delaware formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$50	$200 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Franchise Tax Report, $50, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	March 1	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Delaware to New Mexico, step by step

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

Your Delaware name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Delaware

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

Staying in good standing in Delaware and New Mexico

Delaware wants the Annual Franchise Tax Report every year ($50); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to New Mexico

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

The other way: New Mexico into Delaware

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $245 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Delaware company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($50) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Delaware's registration with $245 in state fees.

How do I get a Delaware certificate of good standing?

Delaware issues the Certificate of Good Standing through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied ($50). It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175).

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