Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Oregon LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

An LLC formed in Oregon that wants to do business in Maine files Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Oregon records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Oregon and Maine each ask for

	Oregon formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$10	$250 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year	June 1
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Oregon companies register with Maine

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our Maine order. An instant Oregon certificate reaches Maine only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Oregon name and formation date and the certificate attached. Oregon issues the certificate instantly, so the Maine filing can go in the same day. Once Maine approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

First-year cost, Oregon to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Oregon	$10
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Oregon certificate included	$509

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Oregon name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and Oregon

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and Maine

Each year your LLC files Oregon's Annual Report ($100) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Oregon plus Maine comes to $399 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to Maine

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

The other way: Maine into Oregon

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Oregon files Form 110 with $275 in state fees; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Oregon owners ask about Maine

Does my Oregon company need to register in Maine?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $10 to Oregon for the Certificate of Existence, $509 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite; Oregon's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and Maine?

$399 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $100 to Oregon and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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