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Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Alabama LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Alabama as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Alabama records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Alabama and Maine side by side

	Alabama formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Alabama Certificate of Existence	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Alabama: online as an instant printable certificate with a seal and authentication number	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Alabama Secretary of State, Business Entities Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.alabama.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		June 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Alabama registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Alabama companies register with Maine

Order the Alabama certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Alabama separately; it is not part of our Maine order. An instant Alabama certificate reaches Maine only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Alabama name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Alabama delays the Maine filing. After approval, your Alabama LLC is registered with Maine.

First-year cost, Alabama to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Alabama	$25
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alabama certificate included	$524

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Alabama name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the Alabama one

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

Yearly filings: Maine and Alabama

Alabama wants the Form PPT — Alabama Business Privilege Tax Return and Annual Report every year; Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Alabama to Maine

A corporation formed in Alabama files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Alabama's Business Privilege Tax return (Form CPT) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Alabama

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Alabama files Alabama's registration (no form number) with $184 in state fees; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Alabama to Maine

Does my Alabama company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once an Alabama business operates there; Maine law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Maine registration cost?

$499 at checkout plus $25 to Alabama for the Certificate of Existence, $524 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Alabama's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Alabama's Certificate of Existence ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite; Alabama's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Alabama and Maine?

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

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Alabama companies leave by filing a Statement of Cancellation of Foreign Qualification; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Alabama's filings.

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