New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Louisiana 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 Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Louisiana and New Mexico side by side

	Louisiana formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Louisiana 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	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Louisiana to New Mexico, step by step

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

Your Louisiana name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Louisiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and New Mexico

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($30); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to New Mexico

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

Registering a New Mexico company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to New Mexico

Does my Louisiana company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($30) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form 326 with $160 in state fees.

How do I get a Louisiana certificate of good standing?

Louisiana issues the Certificate of Good Standing online or by mail ($25).

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