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New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in New Jersey 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 asks for New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your New Jersey records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

New Jersey and Maryland side by side

	New Jersey formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	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	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	nj.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	April 15
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How New Jersey companies register with Maryland

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Maryland accepts it within 60 days of New Jersey's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Maryland resident agent, with your New Jersey name and formation date and the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the Maryland filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Maryland costs for New Jersey companies

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

Will your New Jersey name work for Maryland?

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

Agents: Maryland and New Jersey

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

Yearly filings: Maryland and New Jersey

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, New Jersey plus Maryland comes to $524 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to Maryland

A corporation formed in New Jersey files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Maryland

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Maryland?

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

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

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

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($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 New Jersey's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Maryland?

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

What if I don't register with Maryland?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey 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 New Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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