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Foreign registration · no form number

Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Ohio 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 Ohio's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Ohio records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Ohio and New Mexico each ask for

	Ohio formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Ohio Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$100 at order
How it is handled	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	No annual report
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Ohio to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico accepts it within 30 days of Ohio'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 Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the New Mexico filing goes in. Once New Mexico approves it, the Ohio company can do business there.

New Mexico costs for Ohio companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Ohio	$5
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Ohio certificate included	$304

Your Ohio name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Ohio

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. New Mexico papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and New Mexico

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Ohio to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Ohio files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Ohio

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to New Mexico

Does my Ohio company need to register in New Mexico?

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

How much does it cost to register an Ohio LLC in New Mexico?

$299 at checkout plus $5 to Ohio for the Certificate of Good Standing, $304 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants it ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

An Ohio 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 Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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

It files Form 617 with $99 in state fees.

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