Florida Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Florida as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Florida's Certificate of Status ($8.75). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Florida records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Florida and New Mexico each ask for

	Florida formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$8.75	$200 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	May 1	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Florida companies register with New Mexico

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

Your Florida name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Florida

Florida and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Florida; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Florida

Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Florida to New Mexico

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

Registering a New Mexico company in Florida

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Florida files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Florida to New Mexico

Does my Florida company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Florida and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form CR2E007 with $70 in state fees.

How do I get a Florida certificate of good standing?

Florida issues the Certificate of Status online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through ($8.75).

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