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Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

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	Rhode Island formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$22	$200 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	May 1	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Rhode Island companies register with New Mexico

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

Will your Rhode Island name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Rhode Island one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. New Mexico papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Rhode Island

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50); New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

What does a New Mexico company file to register in Rhode Island?

It files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus New Mexico's good standing certificate.

How do I get a Rhode Island certificate of good standing?

Rhode Island issues the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail ($22). It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30).

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