New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form FA

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Kansas

Kansas registers a corporation from New Mexico as a foreign corporation on Form FA, with $115 in state fees. Kansas asks nothing of New Mexico here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your New Mexico records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What New Mexico and Kansas each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Kansas registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance (not needed here)	Form FA, Foreign Application (LLC, LLP, LP, Corporation)
State fee	$50	$115 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed on Kansas's paper form
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.ks.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Kansas resident agent

How New Mexico companies register with Kansas

We prepare and file Form FA
It lists us as your Kansas resident agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date. No New Mexico paperwork holds up the Kansas filing. Once Kansas approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Your New Mexico name and Kansas's rules

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

Your Kansas agent and the New Mexico one

Kansas calls it a resident agent; New Mexico says registered agent. Kansas papers come to us; New Mexico's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Kansas

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Kansas

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form FA with Kansas ($115 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Kansas into New Mexico

A corporation formed in Kansas 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 Kansas

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Kansas?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Kansas calls it registration for New Mexico corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Kansas registration cost?

$314 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Mexico.

Do I need New Mexico's certificate of good standing?

No, Kansas takes Form FA without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Kansas?

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

Does Kansas require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Kansas corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Kansas's Business Entity Information Report, and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from Kansas later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation, Foreign (non-Kansas) Business; until then, Kansas's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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