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Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Washington

An LLC formed in Maine that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Maine records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maine vs Washington: the paperwork

	Maine formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$30	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed online with Washington
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	June 1	Last day of the month of WA registration
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Maine to Washington, step by step

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington accepts it within 60 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, Washington's filing goes in. After approval, your Maine LLC is registered with Washington.

First-year cost, Maine to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$429

Will your Maine name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Maine

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

Staying in good standing in Maine and Washington

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Washington comes to $304 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maine to Washington

A corporation formed in Maine files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30)). After that come Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Washington company in Maine

An LLC formed in Washington that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Existence ($20) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maine to Washington

Does my Maine company need to register in Washington?

Yes, once a Maine business operates there; Washington law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $429 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Washington?

$304 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Maine companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Maine's filings.

What does a Washington company file to register in Maine?

It files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus Washington's good standing certificate.

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