Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

To do business in Maine, a corporation formed in Nevada registers there on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Nevada records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Nevada and Maine each ask for

	Nevada formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$50	$250 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	June 1
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Nevada to Maine, step by step

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

Your Nevada name and Maine's rules

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

Agents: Maine and Nevada

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Maine

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Maine

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maine into Nevada

A corporation formed in Maine that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Maine

Does my Nevada company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Nevada 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 Nevada corporations once the form is approved.

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

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

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Nevada 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 Nevada registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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