New Mexico

Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

Hawaii registers an LLC from New Mexico as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico vs Hawaii: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	Set by the state	$51 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Hawaii
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due		Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From New Mexico to Hawaii, 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 Hawaii order. Hawaii accepts it within 60 days of New Mexico's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with Hawaii.

Hawaii costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$250

Plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, priced by New Mexico.

Your New Mexico name and Hawaii's rules

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

Agents: Hawaii and New Mexico

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Hawaii wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) every year ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into New Mexico

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Hawaii

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: Hawaii wants it, no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Hawaii?

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

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Mexico registered agent stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing Form FLLC-2; until then, Hawaii's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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