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Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Minnesota as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota vs Maine: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.mn.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	December 31	June 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Minnesota companies register with Maine

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Maine's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the Maine filing can go in the same day. Once Maine approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

First-year cost, Minnesota to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$504

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Minnesota name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and Minnesota

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

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and Maine

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Maine comes to $299 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to Maine

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Minnesota

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Maine

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Maine?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $504 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite; Minnesota's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Maine?

$299 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Minnesota 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 Minnesota registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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