Wisconsin Corporation Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers a corporation from Wisconsin as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. New Mexico may ask for Wisconsin's Certificate of Status ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Wisconsin records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Wisconsin vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Wisconsin formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Wisconsin Certificate of Status	Foreign Profit Corporation - Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order
How it is handled	Wisconsin: online, emailed as soon as it is requested	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate and Consumer Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dfi.wi.gov	sos.nm.gov
Yearly filing	Domestic Business Corporation Annual Report, $25, every year	Biennial Corporate Report, $25, every two years
Due	End of the calendar quarter containing the anniversary of the articles' effective date	April 15 for calendar-year filers, every 2 years
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$200 late fee
Agent	Your Wisconsin registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Wisconsin companies register with New Mexico

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

Your Wisconsin name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Wisconsin

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

Staying in good standing in Wisconsin and New Mexico

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

LLC or corporation, Wisconsin to New Mexico

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

Registering a New Mexico company in Wisconsin

A corporation formed in New Mexico that registers with Wisconsin files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Wisconsin owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Wisconsin company need to register in New Mexico?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$399 at checkout; New Mexico may also want Wisconsin's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Wisconsin and New Mexico?

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

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico corporation instead?

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

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

It files Form 21 with $100 in state fees, plus New Mexico's good standing certificate.

How do I get a Wisconsin certificate of good standing?

Wisconsin issues the Certificate of Status online, emailed as soon as it is requested ($10).

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