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Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Alaska LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Alaska as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Alaska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Alaska and Maine side by side

	Alaska formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Alaska Certificate of Compliance	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Alaska: online or by mail, usually in 10 to 15 business days and longer from October to February	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	commerce.alaska.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $100, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	January 2 of the filing year	June 1
Late yearly filing	$37.50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Alaska registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Alaska companies register with Maine

Order the Alaska certificate
The Certificate of Compliance ($10) is ordered from Alaska separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Alaska takes days to issue it and Maine wants it within 90 days, so the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Alaska name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Alaska certificate takes days to arrive, so the Maine filing waits for it. After approval, your Alaska LLC is registered with Maine.

Maine costs for Alaska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Compliance, paid to Alaska	$10
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Alaska certificate included	$509

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Alaska name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the Alaska one

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

Staying in good standing in Alaska and Maine

Alaska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($100); Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Alaska to Maine

A corporation formed in Alaska files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Alaska's Biennial Report ($100) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maine company in Alaska

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Alaska files Form 08-0497 with $350 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30). See that filing.

Common questions: Alaska to Maine

Does my Alaska company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once an Alaska 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 $10 to Alaska for the Certificate of Compliance, $509 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Alaska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Alaska's Certificate of Compliance ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus a few days for Alaska's certificate before filing. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Alaska and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Alaska's report ($100, every two years) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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