North Carolina

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from North Carolina as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina and New Mexico side by side

	North Carolina formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From North Carolina to New Mexico, step by step

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

Will your North Carolina name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and North Carolina

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

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to New Mexico

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in North Carolina

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to New Mexico

Does my North Carolina company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want North Carolina's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

What does a New Mexico company file to register in North Carolina?

It files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees.

How do I get a North Carolina certificate of good standing?

North Carolina issues the Certificate of Existence online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper ($10).

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