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Texas LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

To do business in New Mexico, an LLC formed in Texas registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$15	$100 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Texas Secretary of State	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	No annual report
Due	May 15 each year
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Texas to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. An instant Texas certificate reaches New Mexico only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Texas issues the certificate instantly, so the New Mexico filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Texas LLC is registered with New Mexico.

New Mexico costs for Texas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$314

Your Texas name and New Mexico's rules

We check your exact Texas name against New Mexico's records before filing.

Agents: New Mexico and Texas

Texas and New Mexico both call it a registered agent. New Mexico papers come to us; Texas's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Texas and New Mexico

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Texas to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Texas files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Texas

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no New Mexico certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Texas company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once a Texas 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 $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $314 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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