Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Oklahoma Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers a corporation from Oklahoma as a foreign corporation on Form MBCA-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine may ask for Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20). We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Oklahoma records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Oklahoma and Maine side by side

	Oklahoma formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	oklahoma.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		June 1
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Oklahoma companies register with Maine

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

Your Oklahoma name and Maine's rules

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

Agents: Maine and Oklahoma

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

Yearly filings: Maine and Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no annual report for corporations; Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Maine

An LLC formed in Oklahoma files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($20)). After that come Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maine into Oklahoma

A corporation formed in Maine that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0012 with $312 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Maine

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once an Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Maine registration cost?

$499 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maine may also want Oklahoma'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 Oklahoma's certificate if Maine asks for it. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Oklahoma yearly report and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

An Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

Yes, but Oklahoma keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and Oklahoma has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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