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Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, an LLC formed in Tennessee registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Tennessee vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Tennessee formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	No annual report
Agent	Your Tennessee registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Tennessee to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. New Mexico counts 30 days from the day Tennessee 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 Tennessee name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Tennessee's certificate is in hand, New Mexico's filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee LLC is registered with New Mexico.

New Mexico costs for Tennessee companies

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

Your Tennessee name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Tennessee one

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

Staying in good standing in Tennessee and New Mexico

Tennessee wants the Annual Report every year ($300); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Tennessee to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Tennessee files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Tennessee's Annual Report ($20) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Tennessee

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Tennessee to New Mexico

Does my Tennessee company need to register in New Mexico?

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

How much does it cost to register a Tennessee LLC in New Mexico?

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

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Tennessee's report ($300) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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