Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from New Hampshire as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants New Hampshire's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New Hampshire vs Maine: the paperwork

	New Hampshire formed here	Maine registering here
Document	New Hampshire Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	April 1	June 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From New Hampshire to Maine, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Maine order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Maine counts 90 days from the day New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, Maine's filing goes in. After approval, your New Hampshire LLC is registered with Maine.

Maine costs for New Hampshire companies

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

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your New Hampshire name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and New Hampshire

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

Yearly filings: Maine and New Hampshire

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Maine comes to $401 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Hampshire to Maine

A corporation formed in New Hampshire files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions New Hampshire owners ask about Maine

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a New Hampshire 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 $5 to New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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, once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Maine?

$401 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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