New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form LLF-1

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in West Virginia

An LLC formed in New Mexico that wants to do business in West Virginia files Form LLF-1, with $151 in state fees. West Virginia also wants New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division from your New Mexico records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

New Mexico vs West Virginia: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form LLF-1, West Virginia Application for Certificate of Authority of Limited Liability Company
State fee	Set by the state	$151 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	sos.wv.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due		July 1 each year
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

How New Mexico companies register with West Virginia

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our West Virginia order. West Virginia wants the New Mexico certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form LLF-1
It names us as your West Virginia 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 West Virginia filing goes in. Once West Virginia approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Mexico to West Virginia

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$151
Our service, with a year of West Virginia agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total	$350

Plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, priced by New Mexico. West Virginia's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your New Mexico name work for West Virginia?

West Virginia accepts your New Mexico name if it includes limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co.. If the New Mexico name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. If West Virginia's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the New Mexico company. We search West Virginia's records for New Mexico's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the New Mexico one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; New Mexico says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Mexico; ours takes West Virginia's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to West Virginia

A corporation formed in New Mexico files Form CF-1 with West Virginia ($101 in state fees). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: West Virginia into New Mexico

An LLC formed in West Virginia 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.

Common questions: New Mexico to West Virginia

Does my New Mexico company need to register in West Virginia?

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

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$350 at checkout, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: West Virginia wants it, current at filing.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, once New Mexico's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and West Virginia's report ($25).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Will West Virginia 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. West Virginia names must include limited liability company, limited company, L.L.C., LLC, L.C. or LC, with limited abbreviated Ltd. and company abbreviated Co..

Can I form a new West Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($26), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

New Mexico companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside New Mexico's filings.

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