Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Michigan LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Michigan as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Michigan's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Michigan records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Michigan and Maine side by side

	Michigan formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Michigan Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Michigan: online, emailed to the MiLogin for Business account	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Corporations Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	michigan.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Statement, $25, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	February 15	June 1
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Michigan resident agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Michigan companies register with Maine

Order the Michigan certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Michigan separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine counts 90 days from the day Michigan issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Michigan name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Michigan certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. Once Maine approves it, the Michigan company can do business there.

Maine costs for Michigan companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Michigan	$10
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Michigan certificate included	$509

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your Michigan name and Maine's rules

We search Maine's records for Michigan's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Maine agent and the Michigan one

Maine calls it a registered agent; Michigan says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Michigan; ours takes Maine's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Maine and Michigan

Each year your LLC files Michigan's Annual Statement ($25) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Michigan plus Maine comes to $324 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Michigan to Maine

A corporation formed in Michigan files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Michigan's Annual Report, Form CSCL/CD-2500 ($25) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Michigan

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Michigan files Form CSCL/CD 760 with $50 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Michigan to Maine

Does my Michigan company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Michigan business operates there; Maine law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Maine registration cost?

$499 at checkout plus $10 to Michigan for the Certificate of Good Standing, $509 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Michigan's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, once Michigan's certificate is in hand. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Michigan and Maine?

$324 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Michigan and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Michigan company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

Yes: the Michigan resident agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

Yes, but Michigan keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Michigan's Annual Statement.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Michigan companies leave by filing a Statement of Cancellation of Foreign Qualification; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Michigan's filings.

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