Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

An LLC formed in Virginia 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 Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Virginia and Maine each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$6	$250 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	June 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 24 hours
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Virginia companies register with Maine

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Ordered from Virginia on filing day, it easily meets Maine's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Virginia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Virginia delays the Maine filing. Once Maine approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Virginia to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$505

Faster state options are not in the total.

Will your Virginia name work for Maine?

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

Agents: Maine and Virginia

Virginia and Maine both call it a registered agent. Maine papers come to us; Virginia's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Maine

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Maine comes to $349 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Maine

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

The other way: Maine into Virginia

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Maine

Does my Virginia company need to register in Maine?

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

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

$499 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $505 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

$349 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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