New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

To do business in Pennsylvania, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from New Mexico: no Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your New Mexico records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

What New Mexico and Pennsylvania each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$250 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	June 30
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From New Mexico to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It names us as your Pennsylvania registered office, with your New Mexico name and formation date. No New Mexico paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. After approval, your New Mexico corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Will your New Mexico name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your New Mexico name if it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state. We check your exact New Mexico name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and New Mexico

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; New Mexico says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Mexico; ours takes Pennsylvania's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Pennsylvania

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Mexico.

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

No, Pennsylvania takes Form DSCB:15-412 without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my New Mexico name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal of Foreign Registration; until then, Pennsylvania's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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