New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Mexico and North Dakota each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$50	$145 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.nd.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	May 15
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with North Dakota

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

Will your New Mexico name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your New Mexico name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We check your exact New Mexico name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and North Dakota

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

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to North Dakota

An LLC formed in New Mexico files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in North Dakota 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 North Dakota

Does my New Mexico company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

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

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my New Mexico name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

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