Foreign registration · Form DOS-1335-f-a

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in New York

New York registers a corporation from Maine as a foreign corporation on Form DOS-1335-f-a, with $225 in state fees. New York may ask for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maine and New York each ask for

	Maine formed here	New York registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form DOS-1335-f-a, Application for Authority (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$30	$225 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	dos.ny.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	June 1	During the calendar month of authorization to do business in NY, every 2 years
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our New York registered agent

From Maine to New York, step by step

We prepare and file Form DOS-1335-f-a
It names us as your New York registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date. If New York wants the Maine certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Maine corporation is registered with New York.

Will your Maine name work for New York?

We search New York's records for Maine's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New York agent and the Maine one

Maine and New York both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Maine; ours takes New York's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New York and Maine

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to New York

An LLC formed in Maine files Form DOS-1361-f-a with New York ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the LLC filing.

Registering a New York company in Maine

A corporation formed in New York 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 York

Does my Maine company need to register in New York?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New York issues one to Maine corporations once the form is approved.

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

$424 at checkout; New York may also want Maine's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, plus time for Maine's certificate if New York asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

A Maine company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York corporation instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

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