New Mexico

North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form L-09

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in North Carolina

An LLC formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form L-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your New Mexico records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Mexico and North Carolina each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form L-09
State fee	Set by the state	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sosnc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $200, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From New Mexico to North Carolina, 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 North Carolina order. North Carolina accepts it within 180 days of New Mexico's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form L-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the North Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with North Carolina.

North Carolina costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$253
Our service, with a year of North Carolina registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$452

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

Will your New Mexico name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina accepts your New Mexico name if it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC. If the New Mexico name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and North Carolina

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($200). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to North Carolina

A corporation formed in New Mexico files Form B-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in New Mexico

An LLC formed in North Carolina that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about North Carolina

Does my New Mexico company need to register in North Carolina?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; North Carolina law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$452 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

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

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, once New Mexico's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and North Carolina?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and North Carolina's report ($200).

What if I don't register with North Carolina?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and North Carolina can add a penalty of $10 a day, up to $1,000 a year.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Will North Carolina accept my New Mexico name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC.

Can I form a new North Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing Form L-14, Application for Certificate of Withdrawal ($10); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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