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Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in New Mexico files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Louisiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Louisiana and New Mexico each ask for

	Louisiana formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$25	$100 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Louisiana to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico accepts it within 30 days of Louisiana'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 Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Louisiana's certificate is in hand, New Mexico's filing goes in. Once New Mexico approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Louisiana to New Mexico

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

Your Louisiana name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Louisiana

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and New Mexico

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($40); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Louisiana files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Louisiana company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once a Louisiana 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 $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $324 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana'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 Louisiana and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($40) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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