Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

An LLC formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Maine files Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut vs Maine: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$50	$250 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	business.ct.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	On or before March 31	June 1
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Maine

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Maine order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Maine counts 90 days from the day Connecticut issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. Once Maine approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

First-year cost, Connecticut to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$549

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Connecticut name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the Connecticut one

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Maine

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Maine comes to $379 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Maine

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

Registering a Maine company in Connecticut

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to Maine

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Connecticut 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 $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $549 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Maine?

$379 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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