Foreign registration · no form number

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers a corporation from Maine as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine vs New Jersey: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$30	$100 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with New Jersey
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	June 1	Last day of the anniversary month of authorization to transact business in NJ
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Maine companies register with New Jersey

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Maine certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$329

Your Maine name and New Jersey's rules

If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Maine company. We check your exact Maine name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus New Jersey comes to $309 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to New Jersey

An LLC formed in Maine files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Maine

A corporation formed in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

Does my Maine company need to register in New Jersey?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

New Jersey calls it registration for Maine corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and New Jersey?

$309 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

New Jersey can charge a Maine company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $200.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Maine name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Maine name at home.

Can I form a new New Jersey corporation instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

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