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Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Indiana LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

To do business in Maine, an LLC formed in Indiana registers there on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Indiana records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Indiana and Maine each ask for

	Indiana formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Indiana Certificate of Existence	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$15	$250 at order
How it is handled	Indiana: online through INBiz, emailed after payment and kept in the INBiz documents list	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	inbiz.in.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years	June 1
Agent	Your Indiana registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Indiana to Maine, step by step

Order the Indiana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($15) is ordered from Indiana separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine accepts it within 90 days of Indiana's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Indiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Indiana's certificate is in hand, Maine's filing goes in. After approval, your Indiana LLC is registered with Maine.

Maine costs for Indiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Indiana	$15
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Indiana certificate included	$514

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your Indiana name and Maine's rules

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

Agents: Maine and Indiana

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

Staying in good standing in Indiana and Maine

Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32); Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Indiana to Maine

A corporation formed in Indiana files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maine company in Indiana

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Indiana files State Form 56369 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Indiana to Maine

Does my Indiana company need to register in Maine?

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

How much does it cost to register an Indiana LLC in Maine?

$499 at checkout plus $15 to Indiana for the Certificate of Existence, $514 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Indiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Indiana's Certificate of Existence ($15), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Indiana and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Indiana's report ($32, every two years) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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