Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in Maine files Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), dated within 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania and Maine side by side

	Pennsylvania formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$40	$250 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	September 30	June 1
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Maine registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Maine, step by step

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine accepts it within 90 days of Pennsylvania'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 Pennsylvania name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Pennsylvania certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. Once Maine approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Maine costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$539

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Maine?

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

Your Maine agent and the Pennsylvania one

Maine calls it a registered agent; Pennsylvania says registered office. Your current registered office stays for Pennsylvania; ours takes Maine's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Maine and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Maine comes to $306 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Maine

A corporation formed in Pennsylvania files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Maine

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Pennsylvania 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 plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $539 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Maine?

$306 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Maine for year one.

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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