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Foreign registration · no form number

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Minnesota

An LLC formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Minnesota files an online registration (no form number), with $205 in state fees. Minnesota asks nothing of Maryland here, not even the Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Minnesota side by side

	Maryland formed here	Minnesota registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota (no form number)
State fee	$20	$205 at order (filing fee $185 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Minnesota
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.mn.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year
Due	April 15	December 31
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Minnesota registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Minnesota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Minnesota registered agent, next to your Maryland name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Maryland first, so the Minnesota filing can go in right away. Once Minnesota approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

Your Maryland name and Minnesota's rules

We check your exact Maryland name against Minnesota's records before filing.

Agents: Minnesota and Maryland

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Minnesota comes to $449 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Minnesota

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with Minnesota ($220 in state fees). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Minnesota's Annual Renewal ($115). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Minnesota into Maryland

An LLC formed in Minnesota 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 ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Minnesota

Does my Maryland company need to register in Minnesota?

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

How much does the Minnesota registration cost?

$404 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maryland.

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

No, Minnesota takes the registration without it.

How long does the Minnesota registration take?

Minnesota's online processing takes 2 to 5 business days; nothing comes from Maryland first.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Minnesota?

$449 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and nothing to Minnesota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Minnesota?

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

Does Minnesota require a registered agent?

Yes: the Maryland resident agent stays, and ours covers Minnesota for year one.

Can I form a new Minnesota LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Minnesota later?

Maryland companies leave by filing an Application for Withdrawal of a Foreign Limited Liability Company ($35); until then, Minnesota's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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