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New Mexico LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in New Mexico and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in New Mexico as a foreign LLC, which costs $100 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in New Mexico costs $50.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeNew Mexico foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in New Mexico$50Not needed$50$0
Form in Wyoming$100$100$200$120
Form in Delaware$110$100$210$800
Form in Nevada$425$100$525$700

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in New Mexico (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the New Mexico registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. NM Registered Agent.org

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. NM Registered Agent.co

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s New Mexico page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division.

New Mexico questions

Do I still register in New Mexico if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in New Mexico, New Mexico generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division, for $100. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in New Mexico?

$50 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

None for foreign LLCs (amended registration only if management changes), no fee.

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