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Foreign registration · no form number

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Massachusetts

An LLC formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Massachusetts files a paper registration (no form number), with $520 in state fees. Massachusetts also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division from your New Mexico records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What New Mexico and Massachusetts each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Massachusetts registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	Set by the state	$520 at order (filing fee $500 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed on Massachusetts's paper form
Paid expedite		$20
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sec.state.ma.us
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $500, every year
Due		On or before the anniversary date of registration to do business in Massachusetts
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Massachusetts resident agent

From New Mexico to Massachusetts, 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 Massachusetts order. Massachusetts accepts it within 90 days of New Mexico's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Massachusetts resident agent, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Massachusetts filing goes in. Once Massachusetts approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Massachusetts costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$520
Our service, with a year of Massachusetts resident agent service	$199
First-year total	$719

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

Will your New Mexico name work for Massachusetts?

Massachusetts can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Massachusetts agent and the New Mexico one

Massachusetts calls it a resident agent; New Mexico says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Mexico; ours takes Massachusetts's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Massachusetts

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Massachusetts wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year ($500). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Massachusetts into New Mexico

An LLC formed in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Massachusetts?

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

How much does the Massachusetts registration cost?

$719 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Massachusetts?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Massachusetts's report ($500).

What if I don't register with Massachusetts?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Massachusetts can add a civil penalty of up to $500.

Does Massachusetts require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Massachusetts LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Massachusetts later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal ($100); until then, Massachusetts's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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