New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form 326

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

A corporation formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division from your New Mexico records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Mexico and Louisiana each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$160 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From New Mexico to Louisiana, step by step

We prepare and file Form 326
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the New Mexico certificate, it is ordered first. Once Louisiana approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Will your New Mexico name work for Louisiana?

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

Your Louisiana agent and the New Mexico one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($30). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Louisiana

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Louisiana into New Mexico

A corporation formed in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Louisiana issues one to New Mexico corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Louisiana registration cost?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Louisiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Louisiana's report ($30).

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

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

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

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