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North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in New Mexico files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	North Carolina formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with New Mexico

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico accepts it within 30 days of North Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, New Mexico's filing goes in. After approval, your North Carolina LLC is registered with New Mexico.

New Mexico costs for North Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$309

Your North Carolina name and New Mexico's rules

We check your exact North Carolina name against New Mexico's records before filing.

Your New Mexico agent and the North Carolina one

North Carolina and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. New Mexico papers come to us; North Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in North Carolina and New Mexico

North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($203); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to New Mexico

A corporation formed in North Carolina files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in North Carolina

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to New Mexico

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

Yes, once a North Carolina business operates there; New Mexico does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Carolina's report ($203) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Mexico can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Mexico require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no New Mexico yearly report, and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, both the New Mexico registration and North Carolina's filings stay in place.

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