New Mexico

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New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in New Mexico registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico vs Washington: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Washington registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$50	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Washington
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with Washington

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 Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of New Mexico's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. Once Washington approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Washington costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, paid to New Mexico	$50
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Mexico certificate included	$449

Your New Mexico name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Washington

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Washington

An LLC formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Washington company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in Washington 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 Washington

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a New Mexico corporation in Washington?

$399 at checkout plus $50 to New Mexico for the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, $449 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Washington wants it ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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