Kentucky Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Kentucky as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kentucky and New Mexico side by side

	Kentucky formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	On or before June 30	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Kentucky to New Mexico, step by step

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

Your Kentucky name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Kentucky

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Kentucky files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Kentucky

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to New Mexico

Does my Kentucky company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kentucky's report ($15) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form FBE with $90 in state fees.

How do I get a Kentucky certificate of good standing?

Kentucky issues the Certificate of Existence online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax ($10).

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