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Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 450

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers an LLC from Maryland as a foreign LLC on Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Maryland and Rhode Island each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	April 15	May 1
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Maryland to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Ordered from Maryland on filing day, it easily meets Rhode Island's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form 450
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Rhode Island filing. After approval, your Maryland LLC is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Maryland to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$375

Your Maryland name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Maryland name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Maryland

Maryland and Rhode Island both call it a resident agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Maryland's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Rhode Island

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Maryland plus Rhode Island comes to $499 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Maryland files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20)). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Maryland

An LLC formed in Rhode Island 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 Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Maryland company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$355 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $375 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Rhode Island?

$499 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island 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.

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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