New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

To do business in Delaware, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Mexico and Delaware each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$50	$245 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	June 30
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From New Mexico to Delaware, step by step

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

Your New Mexico name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Agents: Delaware and New Mexico

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Delaware

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Delaware wants the Foreign Corporation Annual Report every year ($125). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Delaware

An LLC formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Delaware into New Mexico

A corporation formed in Delaware that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Delaware

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Delaware?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for New Mexico corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Delaware's report ($125).

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Mexico registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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

It files New Mexico's registration with $200 in state fees.

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