New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form 972

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Louisiana

An LLC formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Louisiana files Form 972, with $190 in state fees. Louisiana also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico vs Louisiana: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form 972, Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	Set by the state	$190 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.la.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $35, every year
Due		On or before the anniversary date of registration in Louisiana
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

From New Mexico to Louisiana, 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 Louisiana order. Louisiana counts 90 days from the day New Mexico issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 972
It lists us as your Louisiana registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once New Mexico's certificate is in hand, Louisiana's filing goes in. Once Louisiana approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Louisiana costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$190
Our service, with a year of Louisiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$389

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

Will your New Mexico name work for Louisiana?

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

Your Louisiana agent and the New Mexico one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($35). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Louisiana

A corporation formed in New Mexico files Form 326 with Louisiana ($160 in state fees). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Louisiana company in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Louisiana that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Louisiana

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$389 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: Louisiana wants it, no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Louisiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Louisiana's report ($35).

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Louisiana can add a civil penalty of up to $1,000.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

What does a Louisiana company file to register in New Mexico?

It files New Mexico's registration with $100 in state fees, plus Louisiana's good standing certificate.

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