Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

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

What New Jersey and Maine each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Maine registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$50	$250 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	nj.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	June 1
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From New Jersey to Maine, step by step

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Maine order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Maine counts 90 days from the day New Jersey issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with Maine.

First-year cost, New Jersey to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$549

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your New Jersey name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and New Jersey

New Jersey and Maine both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for New Jersey; ours takes Maine's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Maine and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Maine comes to $374 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Maine

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30). See that filing.

Common questions: New Jersey to Maine

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Maine?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $549 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Maine?

$374 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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