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Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

To do business in Maryland, an LLC formed in Virginia registers there on a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division using your Virginia records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Virginia and Maryland side by side

	Virginia formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$6	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	April 15
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Required expedite processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Virginia registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Virginia companies register with Maryland

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Maryland order. An instant Virginia certificate reaches Maryland only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Maryland resident agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Maryland filing can go in the same day. Once Maryland approves it, the Virginia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Virginia to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$359.50

Your Virginia name and Maryland's rules

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

Agents: Maryland and Virginia

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

Staying in good standing in Virginia and Maryland

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

LLC or corporation, Virginia to Maryland

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

Registering a Maryland company in Virginia

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within one year. See that filing.

Common questions: Virginia to Maryland

Does my Virginia company need to register in Maryland?

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

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

$353.50 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $359.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Maryland wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 60 days old at filing.

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite; Virginia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Maryland?

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

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia 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 Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

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

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