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Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Texas as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Maine: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$15	$250 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	May 15 each year	June 1
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Texas registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Texas companies register with Maine

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Maine order. An instant Texas certificate reaches Maine only hours old, well inside the limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Texas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Maine filing. Once Maine approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$514

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your Texas name and Maine's rules

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

Agents: Maine and Texas

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

Staying in good standing in Texas and Maine

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Maine wants the Annual Report every year ($150). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Texas to Maine

A corporation formed in Texas files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Texas's Franchise Tax Report + Public Information Report (no fee) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maine into Texas

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Maine certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Maine

Does my Texas company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Texas 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 $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $514 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite; Texas'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 Texas and Maine?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Maine's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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