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Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers an LLC from Maryland as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada needs nothing from Maryland: no Certificate of Status. We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Nevada side by side

	Maryland formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status (not needed here)	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Limited-Liability Company Application for Registration (no form number)
State fee	$20	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Periodic report, $350, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the anniversary month of NV registration
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Nevada registered agent

From Maryland to Nevada, step by step

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

Will your Maryland name work for Nevada?

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

Your Nevada agent and the Maryland one

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Nevada comes to $799 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Nevada

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent. See the corporation filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Maryland

An LLC formed in Nevada 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 Existence ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Nevada

Does my Maryland company need to register in Nevada?

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

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout, with nothing to pay Maryland.

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

No, Nevada takes the registration without it.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge; nothing comes from Maryland first. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Nevada?

$799 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $350 to Nevada for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Nevada?

Nevada can charge a Maryland company a fine of at least $1,000.

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's periodic report ($350), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Cancellation; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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