Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

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

What Washington and Maine each ask for

	Washington formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Washington Certificate of Existence	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$20	$250 at order
How it is handled	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	maine.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the entity'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 Washington registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Washington companies register with Maine

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Ordered from Washington on filing day, it easily meets Maine's limit of 90 days.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It lists us as your Maine registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Washington issues the certificate instantly, so the Maine filing can go in the same day. Once Maine approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

Maine costs for Washington companies

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

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your Washington name and Maine's rules

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

Your Maine agent and the Washington one

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

Yearly filings: Maine and Washington

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Maine comes to $369 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Washington to Maine

A corporation formed in Washington files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maine company in Washington

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Maine

Does my Washington company need to register in Maine?

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

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

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

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maine wants Washington's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 90 days old at filing.

How long does the Maine registration take?

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

$369 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

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

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