New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form 21

New Mexico Corporation Foreign Registration in Wisconsin

Wisconsin registers a corporation from New Mexico as a foreign corporation on Form 21, with $100 in state fees. Wisconsin also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Mexico and Wisconsin each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Wisconsin registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form 21, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$100 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed on Wisconsin's paper form
Paid expedite		next-day $100, 4-hour (in person) $250, 1-hour (in person) $500
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	dfi.wi.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years	Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report, $65, every year
Due	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years	March 31 each year after qualification
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Wisconsin registered agent

From New Mexico to Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin order. Wisconsin accepts it within 60 days of New Mexico's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 21
It lists us as your Wisconsin registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Wisconsin filing goes in. Once Wisconsin approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Wisconsin costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, paid to New Mexico	$50
Our service, with a year of Wisconsin registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Mexico certificate included	$349

Wisconsin's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your New Mexico name work for Wisconsin?

We check your exact New Mexico name against Wisconsin's records before filing.

Your Wisconsin agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Wisconsin

New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25); Wisconsin wants the Foreign Business Corporation Annual Report every year ($65). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Wisconsin

An LLC formed in New Mexico files Form 521 with Wisconsin ($100 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Wisconsin into New Mexico

A corporation formed in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Wisconsin?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; Wisconsin does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Wisconsin registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $50 to New Mexico for the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, $349 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Wisconsin?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New Mexico's report ($25, every two years) and Wisconsin's report ($65).

What if I don't register with Wisconsin?

Wisconsin can charge a New Mexico company up to $65 for each year or part of a year.

Does Wisconsin require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wisconsin corporation instead?

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

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