Everything you need to register a foreign LLC in New Mexico.
State filing fee$100one-time
Registered agent$125/yearbased on Northwest RA
Total, all in$475
New Mexico data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · sos.nm.govTotals include the $100 filing fee once, Northwest RA at $125/year, and New Mexico recurring state costs over the selected period.
Foreign Qualification
Filing fee
$100
Form
Application for Registration
Annual obligation
No annual report required
Processing time
5-10 business days
Estimated year 1 cost
$100
Note: New Mexico has no annual report requirement and very low costs.
New Mexico data last reviewed Aug 15, 2026 · sos.nm.gov
Formation in New Mexico
Formation fee
$50
Annual cost
No annual report
State income tax
Income tax up to 5.9%
Privacy
High
New Mexico does not require public disclosure of LLC members.
What triggers foreign qualification in New Mexico?
Physical office or place of business
Employees working in the state
Important to know
New Mexico LLCs file no annual report, which makes it one of the cheapest states to maintain.
Operating unregistered still accrues up to $200 per year or part of a year.
Activities that do NOT require registration in New Mexico
The following activities are explicitly carved out by statute. On their own, they do not require a foreign LLC to register in New Mexico.
Maintaining, defending, or settling a proceeding
Holding meetings of members or carrying on internal company affairs
Maintaining bank accounts
Maintaining offices or agencies for transfer, exchange, and registration of its own securities or interests, or trustees or depositories for them
Selling through independent contractors
Soliciting or obtaining orders by mail, employees, or agents, if the orders require acceptance outside the state
Creating as borrower or lender, or acquiring, indebtedness, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property
Securing or collecting debts, or enforcing rights in property securing debts
Acquiring out-of-state royalties and nonoperating mineral interests, signing related instruments, and owning real or personal property and nothing more
Conducting an isolated transaction completed within 30 days that is not one of repeated transactions of a like nature
Transacting business in interstate commerce
Owning a controlling interest in a corporation that transacts business in the state
Being a limited partner of a limited partnership that transacts business in the state
Being a member or manager of an LLC that transacts business in the state
Under NMSA 1978 Section 53-19-54. Fourteen items across two subsections. The property-ownership safe harbor is bundled inside the mineral-interest paragraph A(9) rather than standing alone.
This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify with the New Mexico before filing.