Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Kansas as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kansas and Maine each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$7.50	$250 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.ks.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	June 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Maine

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine counts 90 days from the day Kansas 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 Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Kansas certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. After approval, your Kansas LLC is registered with Maine.

First-year cost, Kansas to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$506.50

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your Kansas name and Maine's rules

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

Your Maine agent and the Kansas one

Maine calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Maine papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Maine and Kansas

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Maine

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

The other way: Maine into Kansas

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Maine

Does my Kansas company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Kansas 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 $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $506.50 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it ($7.50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Kansas 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 Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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