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Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers an LLC from Kansas as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Kansas vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$7.50	$100 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	No annual report
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Kansas companies register with New Mexico

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico accepts it within 30 days of Kansas'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 Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the New Mexico filing goes in. Once New Mexico approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

New Mexico costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$306.50

Your Kansas name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Kansas one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Kansas; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Kansas and New Mexico

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to New Mexico

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

The other way: New Mexico into Kansas

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Kansas company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $306.50 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants it ($7.50), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

A Kansas 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 Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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