Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Illinois that wants to do business in New Mexico files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Illinois and New Mexico each ask for

	Illinois formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Illinois companies register with New Mexico

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

Will your Illinois name work for New Mexico?

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

Agents: New Mexico and Illinois

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Illinois

Illinois wants the Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) every year ($75); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Illinois files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Illinois company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Illinois corporation in New Mexico?

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

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I get an Illinois certificate of good standing?

Illinois issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link ($25).

Is the filing the same for an LLC?

No: an LLC files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees).

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