Foreign registration · no form number

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers an LLC from Maine as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada needs nothing from Maine: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine vs Nevada: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$30	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	June 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Maine companies register with Nevada

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

Will your Maine name work for Nevada?

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Nevada comes to $584 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Nevada

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Maine

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

Common questions: Maine to Nevada

Does my Maine company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign LLC.

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

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maine.

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Maine first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Nevada?

$584 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a Maine company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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