New York Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in New York registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your New York records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New York vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	New York formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How New York companies register with New Mexico

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your New York name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the New York certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New York corporation is registered with New Mexico.

Will your New York name work for New Mexico?

We search New Mexico's records for New York's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Mexico agent and the New York one

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to New Mexico

An LLC formed in New York files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in New York

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about New Mexico

Does my New York company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New Mexico issues one to New York corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for New York and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

What does a New Mexico company file to register in New York?

It files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees.

How do I get a New York certificate of good standing?

New York issues the Certificate of Status on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options ($25).

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