Foreign registration · Form MBCA-12

Wyoming Corporation Foreign Registration in Maine

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

What Wyoming and Maine each ask for

	Wyoming formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form MBCA-12, Application for Authority to do Business
State fee	No fee	$250 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	maine.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $60, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	First day of the corporation's anniversary month	June 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Wyoming companies register with Maine

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

Will your Wyoming name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and Wyoming

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

Yearly filings: Maine and Wyoming

Each year your corporation files Wyoming's Annual Report ($60) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Wyoming plus Maine comes to $359 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to Maine

An LLC formed in Wyoming files Form MLLC-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Maine into Wyoming

A corporation formed in Maine that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to Maine

Does my Wyoming company need to register in Maine?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and Maine?

$359 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Wyoming and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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