New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

North Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in North Dakota registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Dakota and New Mexico side by side

	North Dakota formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	August 1	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$20 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with New Mexico

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date. If New Mexico wants the North Dakota certificate, it is ordered first. Once New Mexico approves it, the North Dakota company can do business there.

Will your North Dakota name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the North Dakota one

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and New Mexico

North Dakota 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 Dakota to New Mexico

An LLC formed in North Dakota files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in North Dakota

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $145 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about New Mexico

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

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

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

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files North Dakota's registration with $145 in state fees.

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

North Dakota issues the Certificate of Good Standing online ($20).

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