New Mexico

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Kentucky LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, an LLC formed in Kentucky registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Kentucky records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Kentucky and New Mexico side by side

	Kentucky formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Kentucky Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Kentucky: online as a printable certificate, or by mail or fax	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Kentucky Secretary of State, Division of Business Filings	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	web.sos.ky.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before June 30
Agent	Your Kentucky registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Kentucky companies register with New Mexico

Order the Kentucky certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Kentucky separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico counts 30 days from the day Kentucky 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 Kentucky name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kentucky's certificate is in hand, New Mexico's filing goes in. After approval, your Kentucky LLC is registered with New Mexico.

First-year cost, Kentucky to New Mexico

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

Will your Kentucky name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Kentucky one

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Kentucky

Kentucky wants the Annual Report every year ($15); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kentucky to New Mexico

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

The other way: New Mexico into Kentucky

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Kentucky files Form FBE with $90 in state fees; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kentucky to New Mexico

Does my Kentucky company need to register in New Mexico?

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

How much does it cost to register a Kentucky LLC in New Mexico?

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

Do I need Kentucky's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants Kentucky's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kentucky and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kentucky's report ($15) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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