Alabama

New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Alabama that wants to do business in New Mexico files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Alabama records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Alabama and New Mexico each ask for

	Alabama formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	No annual report
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Alabama companies register with New Mexico

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. Ordered from Alabama on filing day, it easily meets New Mexico's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the New Mexico filing. Once New Mexico approves it, the Alabama company can do business there.

First-year cost, Alabama to New Mexico

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$324

Your Alabama name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Alabama

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

Staying in good standing in Alabama and New Mexico

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Alabama files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Alabama

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to New Mexico

Does my Alabama company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; New Mexico does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does it cost to register an Alabama LLC in New Mexico?

$299 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alabama's report (fee set by the state) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

An Alabama company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Mexico can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

Yes, but Alabama keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no New Mexico yearly report, and the original keeps Alabama's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

Alabama companies leave by filing an Application for Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the New Mexico registration and Alabama's filings stay in place.

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