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Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, an LLC formed in Arizona registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Arizona vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Arizona formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	No annual report
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Arizona to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico accepts it within 30 days of Arizona's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your Arizona name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Arizona's certificate is in hand, New Mexico's filing goes in. Once New Mexico approves it, the Arizona company can do business there.

First-year cost, Arizona to New Mexico

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Arizona	$10
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Arizona certificate included	$309

Your Arizona name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Arizona

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. New Mexico papers come to us; Arizona's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Arizona

Arizona has no annual report for LLCs; New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Arizona to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Arizona files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Arizona

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Arizona owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Arizona company need to register in New Mexico?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants it ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

An Arizona 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 Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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

It files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus New Mexico's good standing certificate.

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