Foreign registration · Form DOS-1361-f-a

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in New York

To do business in New York, an LLC formed in Maine registers there on Form DOS-1361-f-a, with $250 in state fees. New York also asks for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than one year. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Maine and New York each ask for

	Maine formed here	New York registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form DOS-1361-f-a, Application for Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$250 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	dos.ny.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	June 1	During the calendar month in which the Application for Authority was filed, every 2 years
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our New York registered agent

From Maine to New York, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our New York order. New York counts one year from the day Maine issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form DOS-1361-f-a
It names us as your New York registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Maine certificate comes first; then the New York filing goes in. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with New York.

First-year cost, Maine to New York

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of New York registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$479

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

Will your Maine name work for New York?

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

Agents: New York and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and New York

Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($85); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to New York

A corporation formed in Maine files Form DOS-1335-f-a with New York ($225 in state fees). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New York into Maine

An LLC formed in New York that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Status ($25) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to New York

Does my Maine company need to register in New York?

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

How much does the New York registration cost?

$449 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $479 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New York wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than one year old at filing.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, once Maine's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Maine's report ($85) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

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

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New York later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Certificate of Surrender of Authority of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New York's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

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