West Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

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

West Virginia vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	West Virginia formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every two years	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	July 1 each year	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our New Mexico registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with New Mexico

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

Will your West Virginia name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the West Virginia one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. New Mexico papers come to us; West Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and West Virginia

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

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to New Mexico

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

Registering a New Mexico company in West Virginia

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with West Virginia files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to New Mexico

Does my West Virginia company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

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

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

Yes: the West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

What does a New Mexico company file to register in West Virginia?

It files Form CF-1 with $101 in state fees.

How do I get a West Virginia certificate of good standing?

West Virginia issues the Certificate of Existence in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options ($10).

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