Virginia Corporation Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers a corporation from Virginia as a foreign corporation on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland may ask for Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing ($6). We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Virginia records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Virginia and Maryland each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$6	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return, $300, every year
Due		April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Virginia to Maryland, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Virginia name and formation date. If Maryland wants the Virginia certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Virginia corporation is registered with Maryland.

Your Virginia name and Maryland's rules

Maryland can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Maryland and Virginia

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Virginia says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Virginia; ours takes Maryland's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Maryland

Each year your corporation files Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Virginia plus Maryland comes to $499 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Maryland

An LLC formed in Virginia files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same, plus the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6)). After that come Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Maryland

Does my Virginia company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Virginia business operates there; Maryland registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Maryland calls it qualification for Virginia corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does it cost to register a Virginia corporation in Maryland?

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite; Maryland may also want Virginia's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, plus time for Virginia's certificate if Maryland asks for it.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Maryland?

$499 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $50 to Virginia and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

Yes: the Virginia registered agent stays, and ours covers Maryland for year one.

Can I form a new Maryland corporation instead?

Yes, but Virginia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's periodic report ($300), and the original keeps Virginia's Annual Report + Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Virginia companies leave by filing an Application for Termination for a Foreign Corporation; until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Virginia's filings.

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