New Mexico

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers a corporation from New Mexico as a foreign corporation on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your New Mexico records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

New Mexico vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	May 1
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From New Mexico to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50) is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the New Mexico certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, New Mexico to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, paid to New Mexico	$50
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, New Mexico certificate included	$568

Will your New Mexico name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the New Mexico name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and New Mexico

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Rhode Island

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into New Mexico

A corporation formed in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $50 to New Mexico for the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, $568 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Mexico registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my New Mexico name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Mexico name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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