New Mexico

Maryland

Foreign registration · no form number

New Mexico LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in New Mexico registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your New Mexico records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

New Mexico and Maryland side by side

	New Mexico formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	New Mexico Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	Set by the state	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New Mexico: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	New Mexico Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	enterprise.sos.nm.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due		April 15
Agent	Your New Mexico registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How New Mexico companies register with Maryland

Order the New Mexico certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance is ordered from New Mexico separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. Maryland counts 60 days from the day New Mexico 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 New Mexico name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Mexico's certificate is in hand, Maryland's filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the New Mexico company can do business there.

Maryland costs for New Mexico companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total	$353.50

Plus the Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance, priced by New Mexico.

Your New Mexico name and Maryland's rules

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

Your Maryland agent and the New Mexico one

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

Staying in good standing in New Mexico and Maryland

New Mexico has no annual report for LLCs; Maryland wants the Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) every year ($300). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, New Mexico to Maryland

A corporation formed in New Mexico files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come New Mexico's Biennial Corporate Report ($25) 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 Mexico

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with New Mexico files New Mexico's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions New Mexico owners ask about Maryland

Does my New Mexico company need to register in Maryland?

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

How much does the Maryland registration cost?

$353.50 at checkout, including the $50 required expedite, plus New Mexico's Certificate of Good Standing and Compliance.

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

Yes: Maryland wants it, 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 Mexico's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for New Mexico and Maryland?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), no New Mexico yearly report and Maryland's report ($300).

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but New Mexico keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and New Mexico has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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