Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

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

Georgia and Maine side by side

	Georgia formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 1	June 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Georgia to Maine, step by step

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Maine order. An instant Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Maine filing. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with Maine.

Maine costs for Georgia companies

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

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Georgia name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Maine and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Maine comes to $359 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Maine

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Georgia

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Maine

Does my Georgia company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Georgia 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 Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $509 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite; Georgia'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 Georgia and Maine?

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

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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