Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from Georgia as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Georgia and Maryland side by side

	Georgia formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$10	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	April 1	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Georgia companies register with Maryland

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Ordered from Georgia on filing day, it easily meets Maryland's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Maryland filing. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with Maryland.

First-year cost, Georgia to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$363.50

Will your Georgia name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Georgia

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Georgia plus Maryland comes to $509 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Maryland

A corporation formed in Georgia files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Georgia

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Maryland

Does my Georgia company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; Maryland law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Maryland registration cost?

$353.50 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $363.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite; Georgia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Maryland?

$509 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

A Georgia company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Georgia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of a Foreign LLC (no state fee); until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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