New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers a corporation from New Mexico as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Mexico and Nevada each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$50	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

From New Mexico to Nevada, step by step

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

Your New Mexico name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the New Mexico one

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and New Mexico

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Nevada

An LLC formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nevada company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Nevada 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 Nevada

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for New Mexico's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Nevada?

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

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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