Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

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

Oklahoma and New Mexico side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Oklahoma 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	Oklahoma: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	oklahoma.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 Oklahoma registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with New Mexico

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

Will your Oklahoma name work for New Mexico?

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

Agents: New Mexico and Oklahoma

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to New Mexico

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees.

How do I get an Oklahoma certificate of good standing?

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

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