Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Virginia as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Virginia formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$6	$200 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due		April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Virginia to New Mexico, step by step

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

Your Virginia name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Virginia one

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Virginia

Virginia wants the Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee 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, Virginia to New Mexico

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to New Mexico

Does my Virginia company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

How do I get a Virginia certificate of good standing?

Virginia issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System ($6).

Is the filing the same for an LLC?

No: an LLC files its own registration with New Mexico ($100 in state fees).

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