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Maine LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

An LLC formed in Maine that wants to do business in New Jersey files an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine and New Jersey side by side

	Maine formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$30	$100 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	June 1	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

How Maine companies register with New Jersey

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Maine certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your Maine name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. Once New Jersey approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

New Jersey costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$329

New Jersey's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Maine name and New Jersey's rules

New Jersey accepts your Maine name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If another New Jersey company uses the Maine name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Maine name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Your New Jersey agent and the Maine one

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus New Jersey comes to $309 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in Maine

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

Questions Maine owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Maine company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

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

$299 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $329 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once Maine's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and New Jersey?

$309 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A Maine company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Maine name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Maine name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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