New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form CF-1

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

A corporation formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in West Virginia files Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your New Mexico records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What New Mexico and West Virginia each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	July 1 each year
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From New Mexico to West Virginia, step by step

We prepare and file Form CF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your New Mexico name and formation date. If West Virginia wants the New Mexico certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New Mexico corporation is registered with West Virginia.

Will your New Mexico name work for West Virginia?

If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Mexico company. We search West Virginia's records for New Mexico's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: West Virginia and New Mexico

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; New Mexico says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; New Mexico's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and New Mexico

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

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to West Virginia

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance). See the LLC filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in New Mexico

A corporation formed in West Virginia 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 West Virginia

Does my New Mexico company need to register in West Virginia?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: West Virginia issues one to New Mexico corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$300 at checkout; West Virginia may also want New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, at extra cost.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, plus time for New Mexico's certificate if West Virginia asks for it. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia 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 West Virginia corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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