New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

An LLC formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What New Mexico and Delaware each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	Set by the state	$200 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From New Mexico to Delaware, step by step

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware counts 180 days from the day New Mexico issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Delaware filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with Delaware.

First-year cost, New Mexico to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$399

Plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, priced by New Mexico. Delaware's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your New Mexico name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the New Mexico one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($300). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Delaware

A corporation formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into New Mexico

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Delaware

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$399 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

Do I need New Mexico's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it, no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Delaware?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Delaware's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Mexico registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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