A New Mexico registration for the LLC you formed elsewhere

The statute asks the application to set forth 7 things, lettered A to G: the company name and any different name used in New Mexico, the state and date of organization, a registered agent and address with the agent's signed acceptance, a statement that the Secretary of State is the agent if none is in place or the agent cannot be found, the address of the home-state office (or the principal office if none is required there), a statement that it is a foreign LLC as the Act defines one, and the people in whom management is vested. The signature comes from a person with authority at home, as that state's law defines it, and the home-state certificate and the agent's signed acceptance travel with it. The application page goes through each requirement.

The Secretary of State says all business filings have moved to the online process and paper applications are no longer accepted. The portal is SOS Enterprise, at enterprise.sos.nm.gov. It takes a credit or debit card, or an electronic check, uploads of PDFs, and an account whose login email receives every notice. The self-filing page walks through the portal screens.

New Mexico publishes no processing time and offers no expedite option for this filing. The portal sends email only after review, and, according to the Act, a written refusal with reasons is due within 15 working days. A filing that comes back for correction can be fixed and resubmitted within 90 days before it is rejected automatically.

Until it registers, the company may not bring a claim in a New Mexico court. Its contracts stay valid, and it may still defend itself when sued. It also owes what registration would have cost, plus a civil penalty capped at $200 for each year, or part of a year, of unregistered business. The penalties page adds the attorney general's route to a court order halting the business.

A foreign corporation applies for a certificate of authority with a different fee schedule, a different application and a report every two years. We cover it on its own page. Foreign nonprofits, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships are quoted when you order; write to us first.

A document that is disapproved comes back with written reasons within 15 working days. A filing that needs correction can be resubmitted within 90 days before it is rejected automatically, and a new fee is due after that. A filing sent back repeatedly can be rejected outright.

A foreign LLC cancels its registration by application for a certificate of cancellation, which costs $25. The company must say it is not transacting business in the state, and the Secretary of State keeps authority to accept service for claims that arose while it was registered. Details are on the cancellation page.

Four checks come before any submission. The certificate must carry the company's exact name and the formation date, and sit inside the thirty-day window on the day the office will get it. The agent's signed acceptance must be in hand as a PDF. The statements about the home office and about who manages the company must match the company's own records. And the signer must have authority under the home state's law. Each check guards against a second fee, since fees are not refunded.