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New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

To do business in North Dakota, an LLC formed in New Mexico registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. We file it with the Secretary of State using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico and North Dakota side by side

	New Mexico formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	Set by the state	$135 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due		November 15
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with North Dakota

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 Dakota order. North Dakota wants the New Mexico certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your New Mexico name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the North Dakota filing goes in. Once North Dakota approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Mexico to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$334

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

Will your New Mexico name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your New Mexico name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the New Mexico name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We check your exact New Mexico name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the New Mexico one

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

Yearly filings: North Dakota and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to North Dakota

A corporation formed in New Mexico files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: North Dakota into New Mexico

An LLC formed in North Dakota that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to North Dakota

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

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

How much does the North Dakota registration cost?

$334 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: North Dakota wants it, current at filing.

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

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and North Dakota's report ($50).

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge a New Mexico company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my New Mexico name?

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

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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