Mississippi

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Mississippi Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Mississippi registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Mississippi vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ms.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	April 15	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with New Mexico

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

Your Mississippi name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Mississippi one

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and New Mexico

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

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to New Mexico

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

Registering a New Mexico company in Mississippi

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Mississippi files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Mississippi company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Mississippi and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form F0002 with $500 in state fees.

How do I get a Mississippi certificate of good standing?

Mississippi issues the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence online, available as soon as it is paid for ($25).

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