Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

New Jersey Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

A corporation formed in New Jersey that wants to do business in Maine files Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your New Jersey records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New Jersey and Maine side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Maine registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	nj.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	June 1
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From New Jersey to Maine, step by step

We prepare and file Form MBCA-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date. If Maine wants the New Jersey certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New Jersey corporation is registered with Maine.

Will your New Jersey name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the New Jersey one

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

Yearly filings: Maine and New Jersey

Each year your corporation files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Maine comes to $374 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Maine

An LLC formed in New Jersey files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Standing Certificate ($50)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Maine company in New Jersey

A corporation formed in Maine that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Maine

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a New Jersey 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 New Jersey corporations once the form is approved.

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

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

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Maine?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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