Foreign LLC Filing

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Filing a foreign LLC in Maryland

To file a foreign LLC in Maryland, send Limited Liability Company Registration (For non-Maryland Limited Liability Company) and the $100 fee to the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division, with a home-state certificate.

The filing packet

ItemMaryland requirementNote
ApplicationLimited Liability Company Registration (For non-Maryland Limited Liability Company)Download from the office
Filing fee$100Paid to the state
Home-state certificateWritten proof of existence from the home state, equivalent to a certificate of good standing, no older than 60 daysOrder from the home state first
Registered agentA resident agent with a Maryland street addressNamed on the application

Where it goes

Application
Limited Liability Company Registration (For non-Maryland Limited Liability Company)
Fee
$100

Paying for it

Mainstay’s Maryland checkout adds the state’s required $50 expedite to the filing.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Maryland (2026)

A service can assemble and send this packet. For Maryland these are the three we would choose.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Maryland checkout showed $352 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $50 expedite and $3 in state processing charges.

2. MD Registered Agent.org

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Maryland Registered Agent.co

$199 + $100 state fee = $299

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Maryland page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division.

Maryland filing questions

Where do I file a foreign LLC in Maryland?

With the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division. Its filing page is linked in the table above.

What do I attach to the Maryland filing?

Written proof of existence from the home state, equivalent to a certificate of good standing, no older than 60 days, with Limited Liability Company Registration (For non-Maryland Limited Liability Company).

What does the Maryland filing cost?

$100 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.

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