New Mexico

Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your New Mexico records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What New Mexico and Rhode Island each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	Set by the state	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due		May 1
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How New Mexico companies register with Rhode Island

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island counts 60 days from the day New Mexico issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, New Mexico to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total	$355

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

Will your New Mexico name work for Rhode Island?

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Mexico company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and New Mexico

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; New Mexico says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; New Mexico's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in New Mexico files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50)). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Rhode Island?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: Rhode Island wants it, no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Rhode Island's report ($50).

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the New Mexico registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my New Mexico name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New Mexico name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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