New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania asks nothing of New Mexico here, not even the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your New Mexico records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

New Mexico vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	Set by the state	$250 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due		September 30
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From New Mexico to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your New Mexico name and formation date. No New Mexico paperwork holds up the Pennsylvania filing. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with Pennsylvania.

Will your New Mexico name work for Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania accepts your New Mexico name if it includes the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state. We check your exact New Mexico name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Agents: Pennsylvania and New Mexico

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; New Mexico says registered agent. Pennsylvania papers come to us; New Mexico's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in New Mexico files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Subsistence Certificate ($40) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: New Mexico to Pennsylvania

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Pennsylvania?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; Pennsylvania law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay New Mexico.

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

No, Pennsylvania takes Form DSCB:15-412 without it.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

What if I don't register with Pennsylvania?

A New Mexico company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my New Mexico name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the term company, limited or limited liability company, an abbreviation of one of those terms, or words of like import used in the home state.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal of Foreign Registration; until then, Pennsylvania's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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