New Mexico

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Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

An LLC formed in Virginia 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 Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Virginia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Virginia and New Mexico side by side

	Virginia formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$6	$100 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

How Virginia companies register with New Mexico

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets New Mexico's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the New Mexico filing. Once New Mexico approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

New Mexico costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$305

Your Virginia name and New Mexico's rules

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

Agents: New Mexico and Virginia

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

Yearly filings: New Mexico and Virginia

Virginia wants the Annual Registration Fee every year ($50); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Virginia files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Mexico into Virginia

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Virginia company need to register in New Mexico?

Yes, once a Virginia 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 $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $305 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Virginia's report ($50) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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