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Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Minnesota Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers a corporation from Minnesota as a foreign corporation on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota vs Maine: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.mn.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	December 31	June 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Maine

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Minnesota name and formation date. If Maine wants the Minnesota certificate, it is ordered first. Once Maine approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

Your Minnesota name and Maine's rules

We check your exact Minnesota name against Maine's records before filing.

Your Maine agent and the Minnesota one

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Maine

Each year your corporation files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Maine comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Maine

An LLC formed in Minnesota files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maine into Minnesota

A corporation formed in Maine that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $220 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Maine

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Minnesota business operates there; Maine law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus time for Minnesota's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Maine?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Minnesota company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but Minnesota keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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