Foreign LLC Filing › Maine
Filing a foreign LLC in Maine
To file a foreign LLC in Maine, send Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities and the $250 fee to the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions, with a home-state certificate.
The filing packet
| Item | Maine requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $250 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Certificate of existence, no older than 90 days | Order from the home state first |
| Registered agent | A registered agent with a Maine street address | Named on the application |
Where it goes
- Application
- Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
- Fee
- $250
Paying for it
Mainstay’s Maine checkout adds the state’s required $50 expedite to the filing.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Maine (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For Maine these are the three we would choose.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $250 state fee = $449
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Maine checkout showed $499 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $50 expedite.
2. ME Registered Agent.org
$199 + $250 state fee = $449
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Maine Registered Agent.co
$199 + $250 state fee = $449
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Maine page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions.
Maine filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in Maine?
With the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the Maine filing?
Certificate of existence, no older than 90 days, with Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities.
What does the Maine filing cost?
$250 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- Maine Secretary of State, foreign entities: www.maine.gov/sos/corporations-commissions/information-about-entities/entity-types/foreign-entites, checked October 8, 2026
- Form MLLC-12 (foreign qualification statement): www.maine.gov/sos/sites/maine.gov.sos/files/inline-files/mllc12.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- 31 MRSA § 1622, foreign qualification: legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1622.html, checked October 8, 2026
- 31 MRSA § 1623, activities that do not require qualification: legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1623.html, checked October 8, 2026
- 31 MRSA § 1629, consequences of not qualifying: legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1629.html, checked October 8, 2026
- 31 MRSA § 1680, fees: legislature.maine.gov/statutes/31/title31sec1680.html, checked October 8, 2026