Foreign registration · no form number

Maine Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from Maine as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine vs Vermont: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$30	$155 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	June 1	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Maine to Vermont, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 30 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

First-year cost, Maine to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$384

Will your Maine name work for Vermont?

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Maine company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and Maine

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Maine

Each year your corporation files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Vermont comes to $484 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Vermont

An LLC formed in Maine files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in Maine

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

Questions Maine owners ask about Vermont

Does my Maine company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $384 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once Maine's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Vermont?

$484 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Maine companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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