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Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

To do business in New Jersey, an LLC formed in Maryland registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and New Jersey each ask for

	Maryland formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Expedited processing: 8.5 business hours
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our New Jersey registered agent

From Maryland to New Jersey, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the Maryland certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your New Jersey 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 New Jersey filing. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, Maryland to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$319

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

Will your Maryland name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your Maryland name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If another New Jersey company uses the Maryland name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Maryland name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and Maryland

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

Yearly filings: New Jersey and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus New Jersey comes to $524 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to New Jersey

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Jersey into Maryland

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

Questions Maryland owners ask about New Jersey

Does my Maryland company need to register in New Jersey?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; New Jersey does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $319 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: New Jersey wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite; Maryland's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $25.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and New Jersey?

$524 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $75 to New Jersey for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

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

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my Maryland name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Maryland name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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