New Mexico Foreign Registration/Fees
New Mexico foreign LLC registration fee, and every other state charge
The New Mexico fee to register a foreign LLC is $100, an amendment is $50 and cancelling the registration is $25. Our own charge for preparing and filing is $199, and checkout shows it on a separate line from the state's.
The portal also lists a fee in the description of each form. The statute sets the amounts on this page.
What the statute charges
| Filing | State fee |
|---|---|
| Registration of a foreign LLC, with the certificate | $100 |
| Amendment of the registration | $50 |
| Cancellation of the registration, with the certificate of cancellation | $25 |
| Change of the registered agent, the registered office, or both | $20 |
| Agent's statement changing the agent's own address | $20 |
| Reservation of a name | $20 |
| Written information on a company | $25 |
| A copy of a document from the records | $10 |
| Certification of a document | $25 |
The Act sets these as the amounts the Secretary of State shall charge and collect.
The foreign corporation fee scales with shares
A foreign corporation does not pay a flat amount. The fee for its certificate of authority is one dollar for each thousand authorized shares represented in New Mexico, never less than $200 and never more than $1,000. Shares represented in the state are the share of authorized stock that matches the corporation's property and business here compared with everywhere. Amending its certificate costs $50, withdrawing costs $50, and each corporate report costs $25. The corporation page explains the formula.
Worked totals for an LLC
| Scenario | Total | Working |
|---|---|---|
| Register only | $100 | The registration alone |
| Reserve the name, then register | $120 | $20 + $100 |
| Register, then change the agent | $120 | $100 + $20 |
| Register, then amend once | $150 | $100 + $50 |
| Register, then cancel | $125 | $100 + $25 |
| Delaware LLC, first year | $500 | $100 + $400 |
| Wyoming LLC, first year | $160 | $100 + $60 |
What is not on the fee schedule
Three kinds of cost sit outside the statute. The first is the home state's price for its certificate, which each state sets for itself; the Delaware and Wyoming pages price those two. The second is whatever an agent bills for acting in New Mexico. The third is the convenience fee the portal adds to card payments.
Expedited service
The statute lets the Secretary of State adopt rules setting fees for expedited service, and for the handling of card payments. New Mexico offers no expedite option for a foreign LLC registration. If a closing or a bank date depends on approval, plan the dates around the thirty-day certificate.
No refunds on a rejected filing
The state's filing guide says filing fees are non-refundable and that a rejected document needs a new submission with a new fee. A filing sent back for correction can be repaired and resubmitted within 90 days without a new fee, but one sent back repeatedly can be rejected outright. That makes accuracy the best saving available: $100 spent twice is the usual cost of a stale certificate or a mismatched date.
What the service fee buys
The fee we charge, $199, covers writing the application from your answers, testing the home certificate against the thirty-day limit, making sure the agent's acceptance is ready to upload, filing through the portal and sending you the record. An agent in New Mexico, if you want one from us, is bundled with the fee for a year, renewal listed at checkout. Nothing we charge reduces a state fee. To compare with doing it alone, read the self-filing page.
Why leaving is cheaper than arriving
Cancelling costs $25, a quarter of the $100 to register. Because the Act sets no yearly report for a foreign LLC, a company that is unsure about its New Mexico future pays nothing to wait, so there is no fee pressure to cancel early. If it later returns, it pays the registration again.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Questions about the fees
Does the registration fee vary by LLC?
No. The statute sets one amount, $100, for issuing a registration to any foreign LLC.
Are there yearly charges for a foreign LLC?
Not under the Act sections on foreign LLCs.
Can I pay by card?
Yes, by credit or debit card or electronic check, and cards carry a convenience fee.
Does a corporation pay the same fee?
No. A corporation pays from $200 up to $1,000 depending on authorized shares.
Our fee and the New Mexico fee
Start my New Mexico registration
- The New Mexico application drafted from what you tell us
- Your home-state certificate checked against the thirty-day limit before anything is filed
- A New Mexico registered agent, supplied by us or named by you
- The filed record emailed to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
+ $100 New Mexico fee (LLC)
Start my New Mexico filingNew Mexico charges $100 to register a foreign LLC. A foreign corporation pays at least $200. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, Limited Liability Company Act (Chapter 53, Article 19)
- New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, section 53-2-1, fees of the Secretary of State
- Delaware Division of Corporations, LLC/LP/GP annual tax
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- New Mexico Secretary of State, business online filing user guide
Registering in New Mexico?
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