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Arkansas LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers an LLC from Arkansas as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for Arkansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Arkansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arkansas and New Mexico each ask for

	Arkansas formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Arkansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Arkansas: online, ready to print right after purchase	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Arkansas Secretary of State, Business and Commercial Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.arkansas.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report, $150, every year	No annual report
Due	May 1
Agent	Your Arkansas registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Arkansas to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Arkansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Arkansas separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. Ordered from Arkansas 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 Arkansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Arkansas issues the certificate instantly, so the New Mexico filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Arkansas LLC is registered with New Mexico.

First-year cost, Arkansas to New Mexico

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

Your Arkansas name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Arkansas one

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Arkansas

Arkansas wants the Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report every year ($150); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Arkansas to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Arkansas files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Arkansas's Annual Corporation Franchise Tax Report ($150) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Arkansas

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Arkansas files Form FL-01 with $270 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions Arkansas owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Arkansas company need to register in New Mexico?

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

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

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

Do I need Arkansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants it ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Arkansas and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Arkansas's report ($150) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

An Arkansas 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 Arkansas registered agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

Yes, but Arkansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no New Mexico yearly report, and the original keeps Arkansas's Annual LLC Franchise Tax Report.

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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