New Mexico

Foreign registration · no form number

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Montana

Montana registers an LLC from New Mexico as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $70 in state fees. Montana needs nothing from New Mexico: no Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your New Mexico records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Mexico vs Montana: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Montana registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance (not needed here)	Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	Set by the state	$70 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Montana
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	help.sosmt.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $20, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Montana registered agent

From New Mexico to Montana, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Montana registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date. Nothing has to come from New Mexico first, so the Montana filing can go in right away. Once Montana approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Your New Mexico name and Montana's rules

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

Your Montana agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Montana

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

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Montana

A corporation formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Montana ($70 in state fees, the same). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and Montana's Annual Report (no fee). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Montana company in New Mexico

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

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Montana

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Montana?

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

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

$269 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Mexico.

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

No, Montana takes the registration without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Montana?

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

What if I don't register with Montana?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Montana can add a penalty of $5 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does Montana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Montana LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Montana's Annual Report ($20), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Montana later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (foreign limited liability company); until then, Montana's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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