South Dakota Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

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

South Dakota and New Mexico side by side

	South Dakota formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year (form opens that day	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How South Dakota companies register with New Mexico

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

Your South Dakota name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and South Dakota

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year; New Mexico wants the Biennial Corporate Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to New Mexico

An LLC formed in South Dakota files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20)). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in South Dakota

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50). See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to New Mexico

Does my South Dakota company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a South Dakota corporation in New Mexico?

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

What are the yearly costs for South Dakota and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report (fee set by the state) and New Mexico's report ($25, every two years).

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

What does a New Mexico company file to register in South Dakota?

It files South Dakota's registration with $750 in state fees, plus New Mexico's good standing certificate.

How do I get a South Dakota certificate of good standing?

South Dakota issues the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence online ($20).

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