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Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Maryland files a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Nevada records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Nevada and Maryland side by side

	Nevada formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$50	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 15
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Nevada companies register with Maryland

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland counts 60 days from the day Nevada issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your Nevada name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Nevada certificate comes first; then the Maryland filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Maryland costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$403.50

Will your Nevada name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and Nevada

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Nevada plus Maryland comes to $799 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Maryland

A corporation formed in Nevada files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maryland company in Nevada

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Maryland certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Maryland

Does my Nevada company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Nevada business operates there; Maryland law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$353.50 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $403.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, once Nevada's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Maryland?

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

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and the original keeps Nevada's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Nevada companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of a Foreign LLC (no state fee); until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Nevada's filings.

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