Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

New York LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

To do business in Maine, an LLC formed in New York registers there on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your New York records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

New York and Maine side by side

	New York formed here	Maine registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$25	$250 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	dos.ny.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	June 1
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How New York companies register with Maine

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Maine order. New York mails it, and Maine counts the 90 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your New York name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New York certificate takes days to arrive, so the Maine filing waits for it. Once Maine approves it, the New York company can do business there.

First-year cost, New York to Maine

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

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your New York name and Maine's rules

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

Agents: Maine and New York

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

Staying in good standing in New York and Maine

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to Maine

A corporation formed in New York files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maine company in New York

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to Maine

Does my New York company need to register in Maine?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $524 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

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

Yes: Maine wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, plus mail time for New York's certificate before filing. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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