Indiana Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Indiana as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Indiana vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Indiana formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$15	$200 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month, every 2 years	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Indiana companies register with New Mexico

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

Your Indiana name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and New Mexico

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Indiana files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15)). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Indiana to New Mexico

Does my Indiana company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

How do I get an Indiana certificate of good standing?

Indiana issues the Certificate of Existence online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list ($15).

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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