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Foreign registration · Form LLC1052

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Virginia

An LLC formed in Maryland that wants to do business in Virginia files Form LLC1052, with $100 in state fees. Virginia also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than one year. We file it with the State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Maryland and Virginia each ask for

	Maryland formed here	Virginia registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form LLC1052, Application for Certificate of Registration to Transact Business in Virginia as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$100 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed online with Virginia
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	scc.virginia.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within one year
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Virginia registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Virginia

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Virginia order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Virginia only hours old, well inside the limit of one year.
We prepare and file Form LLC1052
It names us as your Virginia registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. Maryland issues the certificate instantly, so the Virginia filing can go in the same day. Once Virginia approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

First-year cost, Maryland to Virginia

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

Your Maryland name and Virginia's rules

Virginia can hold a name for 120 days for $10 before you file.

Your Virginia agent and the Maryland one

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

Yearly filings: Virginia and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Virginia comes to $499 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Virginia company in Maryland

An LLC formed in Virginia 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 Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Virginia

Does my Maryland company need to register in Virginia?

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

How much does the Virginia 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: Virginia wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than one year old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Virginia?

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

What if I don't register with Virginia?

A Maryland company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Virginia can add a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does Virginia require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Virginia LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Virginia later?

Maryland companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Virginia's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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