New Mexico

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South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in New Mexico files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Dakota and New Mexico side by side

	South Dakota formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	No annual report
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your South Dakota registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From South Dakota to New Mexico, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico accepts it within 30 days of South Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your South Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the New Mexico filing goes in. After approval, your South Dakota LLC is registered with New Mexico.

First-year cost, South Dakota to New Mexico

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

Will your South Dakota name work for New Mexico?

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

Agents: New Mexico and South Dakota

South Dakota and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for South Dakota; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Mexico and South Dakota

South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year ($55); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Dakota to New Mexico

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

The other way: New Mexico into South Dakota

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. See that filing.

Common questions: South Dakota to New Mexico

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

Yes, once a South Dakota 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 $20 to South Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing/Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need South 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 South Dakota and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), South Dakota's report ($55) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

South 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 South Dakota's filings stay in place.

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