Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Orlando Michael Joseph	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Nxt-ID, Inc. [NXTD]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle) 285 NORTH DRIVE- SUITE D	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2017
(Street) MELBOURNE, FL 32934 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
No Securities are Beneficially Owned			3 ⁽¹⁾				0	D
Common Stock	5/23/2017		A4	983611	A	⁽²⁾	983611	D
Common Stock	10/2/2017		A4 ⁽³⁾	25331	A	$0	1008942	D
Common Stock	12/7/2017		A4	250000	A	$0	1258942	D
Common Stock	12/15/2017		A4 ⁽³⁾	6333	A	$0	1265275	D
Common Stock	12/20/2017		S4 ⁽⁴⁾	10000	D	$2.95	1255275	D
Common Stock	12/31/2017		A4 ⁽³⁾	44330	A	$0	1299605	D
Common Stock	1/16/2018		S4 ⁽⁴⁾	10000	D	$2.82	1289605	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of the issuer on May 19, 2017 and was appointed to serve as a member of the board of the directors of the issuer effective as of June 30, 2017.
(2)	Received in exchange for 983,611 shares of Fit Pay, Inc. ("Fit Pay") common stock in connection with the merger (the "Merger") of Fit Pay into Nxt-ID, Inc. ("Nxt-ID"). On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Nxt-ID's common stock was $1.72 per share and the price of Fit Pay's common stock was valued at $0.53 per share.
(3)	Restricted shares of Fit Pay common stock granted to the reporting person prior to the Merger as compensation for his services as chief executive officer of Fit Pay, which shares vested on October 2, 2017, December 15, 2017 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and were granted to the reporting person as shares of Nxt-ID common stock.
(4)	Shares sold by Mr. Orlando pursuant to a Rule10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 14, 2017.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Orlando Michael Joseph 285 NORTH DRIVE- SUITE D MELBOURNE, FL 32934	X		Chief Operating Officer

Signatures
/s/ Michael Joseph Orlando		2/13/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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