New Mexico

Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

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

New Mexico vs Maine: the paperwork

	New Mexico formed here	Maine registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	Set by the state	$250 at order
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due		June 1
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How New Mexico companies register with Maine

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine accepts it within 90 days of New Mexico's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Mexico certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. After approval, your New Mexico LLC is registered with Maine.

Maine costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total	$499

Plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, priced by New Mexico. Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your New Mexico name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and New Mexico

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

Yearly filings: Maine and New Mexico

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Maine

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

The other way: Maine into New Mexico

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

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Maine

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a New Mexico 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, including the $50 required expedite, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: Maine wants it, no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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