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An out-of-state LLC in New Mexico

If your out-of-state LLC does business in New Mexico, it registers with the New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division for a fee of $100.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in New Mexico, and New Mexico’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: NMSA 1978, Chapter 53 (Limited Liability Company Act). If the answer is not clear, a New Mexico attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in New Mexico (2026)

Handing the New Mexico registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. NM Registered Agent.org $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. NM Registered Agent.co $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s New Mexico page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Where New Mexico sits

9th cheapest of 50 at $100, in the band $100 to $149. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

New Mexico questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in New Mexico?

New Mexico registers foreign LLCs through the New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by New Mexico’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $100.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in New Mexico?

Foreign LLC Certificate of Registration, with Certificate of good standing and compliance, no older than 30 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

None for foreign LLCs (amended registration only if management changes), no fee, and a registered agent in the state.

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