New Hampshire Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

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

New Hampshire vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	April 1	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How New Hampshire companies register with New Mexico

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for New Mexico?

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

Agents: New Mexico and New Hampshire

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and New Mexico

New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to New Mexico

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

The other way: New Mexico into New Hampshire

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with New Hampshire files Form 40 with $102 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about New Mexico

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a New Hampshire corporation in New Mexico?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Hampshire's report ($100) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form 40 with $102 in state fees.

How do I get a New Hampshire certificate of good standing?

New Hampshire issues the Certificate of Good Standing online ($5). It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10).

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