Montana Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Montana 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 Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Montana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Montana and New Mexico each ask for

	Montana formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	April 15	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Montana companies register with New Mexico

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

Your Montana name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Montana one

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

Staying in good standing in Montana and New Mexico

Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Montana to New Mexico

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

The other way: New Mexico into Montana

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Montana company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Montana's registration with $70 in state fees.

How do I get a Montana certificate of good standing?

Montana issues the Certificate of Existence online ($5).

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