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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Hawaii and New Mexico each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Hawaii to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico counts 30 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, New Mexico's filing goes in. Once New Mexico approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

New Mexico costs for Hawaii companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$304

Will your Hawaii name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and New Mexico

Hawaii wants the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) every year ($12.50); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Hawaii company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once a Hawaii 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 $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants it ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($12.50) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

A Hawaii 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 Hawaii registered agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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