Maryland

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Maryland Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Maryland 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 Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and New Mexico side by side

	Maryland formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $300, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	April 15	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Maryland to New Mexico, step by step

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

Will your Maryland name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Maryland one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Maryland; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Maryland

Maryland wants a periodic report every year ($300); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Maryland files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Maryland

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Maryland company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maryland's report ($300) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Maryland's registration with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite.

How do I get a Maryland certificate of good standing?

Maryland issues the Certificate of Status online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away ($20).

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