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Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

Maryland registers an LLC from Rhode Island as a foreign LLC on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also asks for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), no older than 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

What Rhode Island and Maryland each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$22	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	May 1	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate takes a few days	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Maryland resident agent

From Rhode Island to Maryland, step by step

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). With Rhode Island taking days and Maryland counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Rhode Island takes to send the certificate before the Maryland filing goes in. Once Maryland approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

Maryland costs for Rhode Island companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$375.50

Your Rhode Island name and Maryland's rules

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

Your Maryland agent and the Rhode Island one

Rhode Island and Maryland both call it a resident agent. Maryland papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Maryland comes to $499 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Maryland

A corporation formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Maryland

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Rhode Island 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 plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $375.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants it ($22), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, plus a few days for Rhode Island's certificate before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Maryland?

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

What if I don't register with Maryland?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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