Foreign registration · no form number

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

A corporation formed in Maine that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Nevada: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$30	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	June 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Maine companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your Maine name and formation date. If Nevada wants the Maine certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Maine corporation is registered with Nevada.

Will your Maine name work for Nevada?

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Maine

Maine and Nevada both call it a registered agent. Nevada papers come to us; Maine's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nevada and Maine

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Nevada

An LLC formed in Maine files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Maine

A corporation formed in Nevada that registers with Maine files Form MBCA-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Nevada

Does my Maine company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for Maine corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Maine corporation in Nevada?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Maine's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Maine's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maine registered agent stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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