Minnesota

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Minnesota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota and New Mexico side by side

	Minnesota formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	December 31	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Minnesota to New Mexico, step by step

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

Will your Minnesota name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Minnesota one

Minnesota and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Minnesota; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Minnesota

Minnesota wants the Annual Renewal every year (no fee); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Minnesota files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Minnesota

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to New Mexico

Does my Minnesota company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Minnesota's report (no fee) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Minnesota's registration with $220 in state fees.

How do I get a Minnesota certificate of good standing?

Minnesota issues the Certificate of Good Standing online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days ($5).

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