New Mexico

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North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers an LLC from North Dakota as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	North Dakota formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	No annual report
Due	November 15
Agent	Your North Dakota registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From North Dakota to New Mexico, step by step

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico counts 30 days from the day North Dakota issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your North Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the New Mexico filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with New Mexico.

First-year cost, North Dakota to New Mexico

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$319

Your North Dakota name and New Mexico's rules

We search New Mexico's records for North Dakota's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: New Mexico and North Dakota

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

Staying in good standing in North Dakota and New Mexico

North Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($50); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Dakota to New Mexico

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

Registering a New Mexico company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. See that filing.

Common questions: North Dakota to New Mexico

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

Yes, once a North Dakota 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 Dakota LLC in New Mexico?

$299 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: New Mexico wants it ($20), no more than 30 days old at filing.

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

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), North Dakota's report ($50) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

A North Dakota 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 Dakota registered agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

North Dakota 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 Dakota's filings stay in place.

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