Michigan Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

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

Michigan and New Mexico side by side

	Michigan formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	michigan.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500, $25, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	May 15	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Michigan to New Mexico, step by step

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

Will your Michigan name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Michigan one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. New Mexico papers come to us; Michigan's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Michigan and New Mexico

Michigan wants the Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 every year ($25); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to New Mexico

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

The other way: New Mexico into Michigan

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to New Mexico

Does my Michigan company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500.

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

It files Form CSCL/CD 560 with $60 in state fees.

How do I get a Michigan certificate of good standing?

Michigan issues the Certificate of Good Standing online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account ($10).

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