New Mexico

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Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Pennsylvania vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$40	$100 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	No annual report
Due	September 30
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Pennsylvania to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico counts 30 days from the day Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the New Mexico filing goes in. After approval, your Pennsylvania LLC is registered with New Mexico.

First-year cost, Pennsylvania to New Mexico

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$339

Your Pennsylvania name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Pennsylvania one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Pennsylvania and New Mexico

Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in New Mexico?

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

How much does the New Mexico registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $339 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Pennsylvania's report ($7) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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