Minnesota

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Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

To do business in Minnesota, an LLC formed in Maine registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Maine here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine vs Minnesota: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$30	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	June 1	December 31
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Maine companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Minnesota registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Maine first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with Minnesota.

Will your Maine name work for Minnesota?

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

Agents: Minnesota and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Minnesota comes to $234 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Maine

An LLC formed in Minnesota that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Minnesota

Does my Maine company need to register in Minnesota?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Minnesota law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Maine LLC in Minnesota?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Maine first.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Minnesota?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

A Maine company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maine registered agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Maine companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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