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Washington LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

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

Washington vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	Washington formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Washington registered agent	Our New Mexico registered agent

From Washington to New Mexico, step by step

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. Ordered from Washington on filing day, it easily meets New Mexico's limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Mexico registered agent, with your Washington name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the New Mexico filing. Once New Mexico approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

New Mexico costs for Washington companies

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

Your Washington name and New Mexico's rules

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

Your New Mexico agent and the Washington one

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and New Mexico

Washington wants the Annual Report every year ($70); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Washington to New Mexico

A corporation formed in Washington files its own registration with New Mexico ($200 in state fees). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Mexico company in Washington

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Washington owners ask about New Mexico

Does my Washington company need to register in New Mexico?

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

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

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

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Washington's report ($70) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

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

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

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

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