Missouri Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

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

Missouri vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Missouri 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	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Corporate Registration Report, $15, every two years	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's anniversary month	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Missouri companies register with New Mexico

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your Missouri name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the Missouri certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Mexico approves it, the Missouri company can do business there.

Will your Missouri name work for New Mexico?

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

Agents: New Mexico and Missouri

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and New Mexico

Missouri wants the Corporate Registration Report every two years ($15); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to New Mexico

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

Registering a New Mexico company in Missouri

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Missouri files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to New Mexico

Does my Missouri company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Missouri's report ($15, every two years) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form Corp 42 with $155 in state fees, plus New Mexico's good standing certificate.

How do I get a Missouri certificate of good standing?

Missouri issues the Certificate of Good Standing online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail ($10).

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