Oregon Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

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

Oregon vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Oregon formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	Anniversary of incorporation, every year	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Oregon to New Mexico, step by step

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

Will your Oregon name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Oregon one

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and New Mexico

Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($100); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to New Mexico

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

The other way: New Mexico into Oregon

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Oregon files Form 50 with $275 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oregon to New Mexico

Does my Oregon company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oregon corporation in New Mexico?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Oregon's report ($100) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form 50 with $275 in state fees.

How do I get an Oregon certificate of good standing?

Oregon issues the Certificate of Existence online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days ($10).

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