New Mexico

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West Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in New Mexico

New Mexico registers an LLC from West Virginia as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Mexico also asks for West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your West Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

West Virginia vs New Mexico: the paperwork

	West Virginia formed here	New Mexico registering here
Document	West Virginia Certificate of Existence	Foreign LLC - Certificate of Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	West Virginia: in about 5 to 10 business days, with 24-hour, 2-hour and 1-hour expedite options	Filed online with New Mexico
Office	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.wv.gov	sos.nm.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $26, every year	No annual report
Due	July 1 each year
Agent	Your West Virginia agent for service of process	Our New Mexico registered agent

How West Virginia companies register with New Mexico

Order the West Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from West Virginia separately; it is not part of our New Mexico order. With West Virginia taking days and New Mexico counting 30 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Mexico registered agent, next to your West Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The West Virginia certificate takes days to arrive, so the New Mexico filing waits for it. After approval, your West Virginia LLC is registered with New Mexico.

New Mexico costs for West Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to West Virginia	$10
Our service, with a year of New Mexico registered agent service	$199
First-year total, West Virginia certificate included	$309

Will your West Virginia name work for New Mexico?

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

Your New Mexico agent and the West Virginia one

New Mexico calls it a registered agent; West Virginia says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for West Virginia; ours takes New Mexico's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in West Virginia and New Mexico

West Virginia wants the Annual Report every year ($26); New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, West Virginia to New Mexico

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

Registering a New Mexico company in West Virginia

An LLC formed in New Mexico that registers with West Virginia files Form LLF-1 with $151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance. See that filing.

Common questions: West Virginia to New Mexico

Does my West Virginia company need to register in New Mexico?

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

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

$299 at checkout plus $10 to West Virginia for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need West Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Mexico wants West Virginia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for West Virginia and New Mexico?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), West Virginia's report ($26) and no New Mexico yearly report.

What if I don't register with New Mexico?

A West 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 West Virginia agent for service of process stays, and ours covers New Mexico for year one.

Can I form a new New Mexico LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from New Mexico later?

West 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 West Virginia's filings stay in place.

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