Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

An LLC formed in Mississippi that wants to do business in Maine files Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Mississippi records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Mississippi and Maine each ask for

	Mississippi formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.ms.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 15	June 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Mississippi companies register with Maine

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our Maine order. An instant Mississippi certificate reaches Maine only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the Maine filing. After approval, your Mississippi LLC is registered with Maine.

First-year cost, Mississippi to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, paid to Mississippi	$25
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Mississippi certificate included	$524

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Mississippi name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and Mississippi

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and Maine

Each year your LLC files Mississippi's Annual Report (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Mississippi plus Maine comes to $299 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to Maine

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

Registering a Maine company in Mississippi

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about Maine

Does my Mississippi company need to register in Maine?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $524 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Mississippi's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite; Mississippi'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 Mississippi and Maine?

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

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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