New Mexico

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Iowa LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, an LLC formed in Iowa registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Iowa records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Iowa and New Mexico each ask for

	Iowa formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Iowa Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Iowa: online as a printable PDF right after payment	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Iowa Secretary of State, Business Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.iowa.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $30, every two years	No annual report
Due	April 1 of odd-numbered years
Agent	Your Iowa registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Iowa companies register with New Mexico

Order the Iowa certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Iowa separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. Ordered from Iowa 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 Iowa name and formation date and the certificate attached. Iowa issues the certificate instantly, so the New Mexico filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Iowa LLC is registered with New Mexico.

New Mexico costs for Iowa companies

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

Your Iowa name and New Mexico's rules

We check your exact Iowa name against New Mexico's records before filing.

Agents: New Mexico and Iowa

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

Staying in good standing in Iowa and New Mexico

Iowa wants the Biennial Report every two years ($30); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Iowa to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Iowa files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Iowa's Biennial Report ($60) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Iowa

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Iowa files Form 635_0010 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Iowa to New Mexico

Does my Iowa company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once an Iowa 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 Iowa for the Certificate of Existence, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Iowa's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants Iowa's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Iowa and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Iowa's report ($30, every two years) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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