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Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Wyoming

Wyoming registers an LLC from Maryland as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $150 in state fees. Wyoming also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Division using your Maryland records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maryland and Wyoming side by side

	Maryland formed here	Wyoming registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (no form number)
State fee	$20	$150 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Wyoming
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	sos.wyo.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, $60, every year
Due	April 15	First day of the foreign LLC's anniversary month of WY registration
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Wyoming registered agent

From Maryland to Wyoming, step by step

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Wyoming order. Ordered from Maryland on filing day, it easily meets Wyoming's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Wyoming registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. Maryland issues the certificate instantly, so the Wyoming filing can go in the same day. Once Wyoming approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

Wyoming costs for Maryland companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$150
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Wyoming registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$369

Will your Maryland name work for Wyoming?

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

Agents: Wyoming and Maryland

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

Staying in good standing in Maryland and Wyoming

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Wyoming comes to $509 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Maryland to Wyoming

A corporation formed in Maryland files its own registration with Wyoming ($150 in state fees, the same). After that come Maryland's periodic report ($300) and Wyoming's Annual Report ($60). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Wyoming into Maryland

An LLC formed in Wyoming 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 (free) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Maryland to Wyoming

Does my Maryland company need to register in Wyoming?

Yes, once a Maryland business operates there; Wyoming law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Wyoming registration cost?

$349 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $369 in all (checkout is $150 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Wyoming registration take?

Wyoming's standard processing takes up to fifteen business days after the date of receipt; Maryland's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Wyoming?

$509 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $60 to Wyoming for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Wyoming?

Wyoming can charge a Maryland company a penalty of $5,000.

Does Wyoming require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Wyoming LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Wyoming's Annual Report ($61.44), and the original keeps Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Wyoming later?

Maryland companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Wyoming's report stays due alongside Maryland's filings.

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