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New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers an LLC from New Mexico as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your New Mexico records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Mexico and Washington side by side

	New Mexico formed here	Washington registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	Set by the state	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed online with Washington
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due		Last day of the month of WA registration
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From New Mexico to Washington, 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 Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of New Mexico's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Mexico's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, New Mexico to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$399

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

Your New Mexico name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Washington

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Washington

A corporation formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Washington ($200 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 Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in New Mexico

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

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Washington

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a New Mexico business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Washington?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Washington's report ($70).

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in New Mexico?

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

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