Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, a corporation formed in Pennsylvania registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and New Mexico side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$40	$200 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	June 30	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with New Mexico

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

Will your Pennsylvania name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Pennsylvania one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. New Mexico papers come to us; Pennsylvania's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and New Mexico

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees.

How do I get a Pennsylvania certificate of good standing?

Pennsylvania issues the Subsistence Certificate online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form ($40).

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