South Carolina

New Mexico

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South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, an LLC formed in South Carolina registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What South Carolina and New Mexico each ask for

	South Carolina formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.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 South Carolina agent for service of process	Our New Mexico registered agent

From South Carolina to New Mexico, step by step

Order the South Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from South Carolina separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico counts 30 days from the day South Carolina issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, New Mexico's filing goes in. Once New Mexico approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

New Mexico costs for South Carolina companies

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

Your South Carolina name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and South Carolina

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and New Mexico

South Carolina 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, South Carolina to New Mexico

A corporation formed in South Carolina files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Mexico into South Carolina

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to New Mexico

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

Yes, once a South Carolina 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 $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

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

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

A South 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 South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

South 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 South Carolina's filings stay in place.

What does a New Mexico company file to register in South Carolina?

It files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus New Mexico's good standing certificate.

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