New Mexico

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Maine LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Maine 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 Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maine and New Mexico each ask for

	Maine formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$30	$100 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	No annual report
Due	June 1
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Maine companies register with New Mexico

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico counts 30 days from the day Maine issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, New Mexico's filing goes in. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with New Mexico.

New Mexico costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$329

Will your Maine name work for New Mexico?

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

Agents: New Mexico and Maine

Maine and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Maine; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Maine

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Maine

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Maine company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once a Maine 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 $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Maine and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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