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What foreign registration costs by state / New Mexico

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in New Mexico (2026): What You Pay

For 2026, we would price out Mainstay Filing ($199), NM Registered Agent.org ($199) and New Mexico Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order, before any other New Mexico foreign registration services. The state's $100 is the same whoever you hire. Service fees add $397 to $497 by year three.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Ranking = 38% what you spend + 31% work covered + three smaller factors (details)

The short version

Fee you pay at registration $100 tax.newmexico.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 Service fees only
Your three-year spend $397 to $497 First year and both renewals
State side through year 3 $100 Registration, reports and any minimum tax
When one overtakes another Bills stay apart No service overtakes another

Ranked for you

Ranked by how we rank. The $100 state fee is not folded into any option.

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First choice

1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state

Starts at $199; later years $149
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing comes first because $199 on top of the state fee, a free first registered agent year, then $149 yearly.

Choosing NM Registered Agent.org would leave $100 in your pocket over three years and more filings on your desk.

You pay no agent charge in year one; $149 a year follows.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • The same fee in each state

What you get

  • Agent free for the first year
  • Helpful if another state follows
  • $199 above the state fee

What to watch

  • A higher agent renewal ($149)
2
In-state company

2. NM Registered Agent.org: best for adding just one state

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Next, NM Registered Agent.org: a New Mexico registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 for the registration
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • New Mexico only, so the home state needs its own agent
3
In-state company

3. New Mexico Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state registrant

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Next, New Mexico Registered Agent.co: a New Mexico registration through this service costs you $199, and the agent renews at $99.

Its prices match NM Registered Agent.org's exactly.

Your price covers

  • Registration handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 for the registration
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • New Mexico only, so the home state needs its own agent

What each service adds up to

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 NM Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out NM Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 New Mexico Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out New Mexico Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Company prices from November 13, 2026, added up for you year by year. None of the bills cross in ten years.

Try your own timeline

Tell us how many years you plan to keep the LLC and each service's running total updates.

Your spend for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, NM Registered Agent.org $397, New Mexico Registered Agent.co $397. Lowest at that point: NM Registered Agent.org.

The government side of your New Mexico budget

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to register $100 tax.newmexico.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State side, 3 years $100 Added up from the lines above

Your three-year bill from the state is made of the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax in states that levy one. Anything the state does not put a fixed price on, a newspaper notice for example, is described but never added.

Why this order for New Mexico

Mainstay Filing did better than NM Registered Agent.org on upkeep the price covers, a 31% factor.

Several states at one price beat NM Registered Agent.org's lower renewal.

What New Mexico charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

Out-of-state LLCs, yours included, deliver the Foreign LLC Certificate of Registration to the New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division with $100. Add certificate of good standing and compliance dated within 30 days.

The price of not registering: back fees.

As written: tax.newmexico.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Doing it alone

Without a service you pay $100 in state fees across three years. Hiring one adds $397 to $497 to your bill.

About these prices

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in New Mexico?

$100 to the state, and a service would add $199 in year one.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Foreign LLC Certificate of Registration with the New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in New Mexico?

Yes, and it can be at most 30 days old: certificate of good standing and compliance.

What do I file after I register?

Nothing. Foreign LLCs do not file a recurring report here.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in New Mexico?

Mainstay Filing is first for you, with NM Registered Agent.org and New Mexico Registered Agent.co after it.

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Where we looked

  1. You can verify NMSA 1978, § 53-19-7 and at nmonesource.com, which we looked at in August 2026.
  2. You can verify New Mexico Secretary of State at sos.nm.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  3. You can verify SOS Enterprise online filing portal at enterprise.sos.nm.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  4. You can verify Business Online Filing Help at api.realfile.rtsclients.com, which we looked at in October 2026.
  5. You can verify Taxation and Revenue Department, who at tax.newmexico.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  6. You can verify New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 at nmonesource.com, which we looked at in November 2026.
  7. On November 13, 2026 the Mainstay Filing New Mexico service page page said this
  8. On November 13, 2026 the NM Registered Agent.org pricing page page said this
  9. On November 13, 2026 the New Mexico Registered Agent.co pricing page page said this