New Mexico

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from New Mexico as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your New Mexico records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What New Mexico and South Carolina each ask for

	New Mexico formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	Set by the state	$110 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with South Carolina
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	No annual report
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How New Mexico companies register with South Carolina

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina counts 30 days from the day New Mexico issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with South Carolina.

First-year cost, New Mexico to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total	$309

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

Will your New Mexico name work for South Carolina?

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Carolina agent and the New Mexico one

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; New Mexico says registered agent. South Carolina papers come to us; New Mexico's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to South Carolina

A corporation formed in New Mexico files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance ($50)). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Carolina into New Mexico

An LLC formed in South 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 South Carolina

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

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

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

$309 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: South Carolina wants it, no more than 30 days old at filing.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no South Carolina yearly report, and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Cancellation of Authority to Transact Business; until then, both the South Carolina registration and New Mexico's filings stay in place.

What does a South Carolina company file to register in New Mexico?

It files New Mexico's registration with $100 in state fees, plus South Carolina's good standing certificate.

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