Ohio

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Ohio Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Ohio as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Ohio and New Mexico each ask for

	Ohio formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due		April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Ohio to New Mexico, step by step

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

Your Ohio name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Ohio

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Ohio; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and New Mexico

Ohio has no annual report for corporations; New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Ohio files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Ohio

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Ohio files Form 530A with $99 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to New Mexico

Does my Ohio company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

Yes, but Ohio keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25), and Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

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

It files Form 530A with $99 in state fees.

How do I get an Ohio certificate of good standing?

Ohio issues the Certificate of Good Standing online or by mail ($5).

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