Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Nevada as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Nevada records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Nevada vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$50	$200 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Nevada to New Mexico, step by step

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

Your Nevada name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and New Mexico

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Nevada files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Nevada

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to New Mexico

Does my Nevada company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Nevada's registration with $425 in state fees.

How do I get a Nevada certificate of good standing?

Nevada issues the Certificate of Existence online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers ($50).

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