New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Montana

A corporation formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Montana files an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico and Montana side by side

	New Mexico formed here	Montana registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$50	$70 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Montana
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, no fee, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	April 15
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$15 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with Montana

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

Will your New Mexico name work for Montana?

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

Agents: Montana and New Mexico

New Mexico and Montana both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Mexico; ours takes Montana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Montana and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Montana wants the Annual Report every year (no fee). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Montana

An LLC formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Montana company in New Mexico

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

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Montana

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Montana?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Montana registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Montana may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Montana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Montana's report (no fee).

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report (no fee), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

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

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

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

New Mexico issues the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance online ($50).

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