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Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Arizona LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Arizona as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Arizona's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Arizona records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Arizona and Maine each ask for

	Arizona formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Arizona Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Arizona: online as a PDF through the Arizona Business Center, by mail or in person	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Arizona Corporation Commission, Corporations Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	ecorp.azcc.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		June 1
Agent	Your Arizona statutory agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Arizona to Maine, step by step

Order the Arizona certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Arizona separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine counts 90 days from the day Arizona issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Arizona name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Arizona certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. After approval, your Arizona LLC is registered with Maine.

Maine costs for Arizona companies

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

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Arizona name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the Arizona one

Maine calls it a registered agent; Arizona says statutory agent. Your current statutory agent stays for Arizona; ours takes Maine's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Arizona and Maine

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

LLC or corporation, Arizona to Maine

A corporation formed in Arizona files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Arizona's Annual Report and Certificate of Disclosure ($45) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Arizona

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Arizona files Form L025 with $153.30 in state fees and a $35 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Arizona to Maine

Does my Arizona company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once an Arizona 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 Arizona for the Certificate of Good Standing, $509 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Arizona's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, once Arizona's certificate is in hand. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Arizona and Maine?

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

What if I don't register with Maine?

An Arizona 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 Arizona statutory agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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