Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Oklahoma LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

To do business in Maine, an LLC formed in Oklahoma registers there on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Oklahoma's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Oklahoma records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Oklahoma vs Maine: the paperwork

	Oklahoma formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Oklahoma Certificate of Good Standing	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Oklahoma: online	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Oklahoma Secretary of State, Business Filing Department	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	oklahoma.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Certificate, $26, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the Articles of Organization, every year	June 1
Agent	Your Oklahoma registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

From Oklahoma to Maine, step by step

Order the Oklahoma certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from Oklahoma separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine accepts it within 90 days of Oklahoma's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Oklahoma name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Oklahoma certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. Once Maine approves it, the Oklahoma company can do business there.

Maine costs for Oklahoma companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Oklahoma	$20
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oklahoma certificate included	$519

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Oklahoma name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and Oklahoma

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

Staying in good standing in Oklahoma and Maine

Each year your LLC files Oklahoma's Annual Certificate ($26) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oklahoma plus Maine comes to $325 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oklahoma to Maine

A corporation formed in Oklahoma files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Oklahoma

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Oklahoma files Form 0081 with $312 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Oklahoma to Maine

Does my Oklahoma company need to register in Maine?

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

How much does it cost to register an Oklahoma LLC in Maine?

$499 at checkout plus $20 to Oklahoma for the Certificate of Good Standing, $519 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Oklahoma's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants it ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Oklahoma and Maine?

$325 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $26 to Oklahoma and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

An Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma registered agent stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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