New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Montana 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 Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana and New Mexico side by side

	Montana formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Montana companies register with New Mexico

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico counts 30 days from the day Montana 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 Montana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Montana certificate comes first; then the New Mexico filing goes in. After approval, your Montana LLC is registered with New Mexico.

New Mexico costs for Montana companies

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

Your Montana name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Montana

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Montana

Montana wants the Annual Report every year ($20); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Montana to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Montana files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Montana's Annual Report (no fee) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Montana

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Montana company need to register in New Mexico?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $5 to Montana for the Certificate of Existence, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Montana and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Montana's report ($20) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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