Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Maine registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine and New Mexico side by side

	Maine formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$30	$200 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	June 1	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Maine to New Mexico, step by step

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

Your Maine name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and New Mexico

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Maine files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Maine

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Maine company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

How do I get a Maine certificate of good standing?

Maine issues the Certificate of Existence online, downloaded from the company's information summary page ($30).

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