Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Maryland as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Delaware side by side

	Maryland formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$20	$200 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Maryland to Delaware, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Delaware only hours old, well inside the limit of 180 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Delaware filing. Once Delaware approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

First-year cost, Maryland to Delaware

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$419

Delaware's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Maryland name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Maryland one

Delaware calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Delaware papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Delaware comes to $749 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Delaware

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Maryland

An LLC formed in Delaware that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Delaware

Does my Maryland company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a Maryland LLC in Delaware?

$399 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $419 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Delaware?

$749 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A Maryland company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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