Timeline for Moving my car to Tijuana, Mexico from the US
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| Jan 20, 2019 at 6:44 | comment | added | Suncatcher | So registering car in South Dakota and driving it in Mexico is a working option for expat? | |
| Aug 19, 2017 at 0:41 | history | edited | Mark Mayo | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| S Aug 19, 2017 at 0:41 | history | suggested | Midavalo |
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| Aug 18, 2017 at 23:42 | comment | added | Midavalo | South Dakota allow for registration of vehicles not resident in the state. Many cars in Tijuana have South Dakota plates (include some that I drive). California frowns on CA registered cars being outside the state for more than 50% of the time (and in fact the CBP has mentioned to friends that the car can be seized). To buy a car in Tijuana you must have a Baja license. You can drive a Baja car with a US license, but can't own/register one. You will need to use Mexico insurance on your US car as your US policy won't be enough (even if they say it is) | |
| Aug 18, 2017 at 15:40 | answer | added | Giorgio | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 15, 2016 at 12:10 | comment | added | C. Beulah | I would be maintaining my us driver's license and i have a delaware, Maryland, and maybe a California address at my disposal. I'm thinking i will go with a four year temp residency visa. I am trying to get a job in San Diego and live in tijuana. | |
| May 14, 2016 at 14:52 | comment | added | Dennis | @phoog, Not all cars can be imported to Mexico. I think these days only NAFTA cars between 5 and 10 years old can be imported. There might be different rules for the border zone, though (e.g. he might avoid the 16% IVA?). | |
| May 14, 2016 at 4:17 | comment | added | phoog | Wouldn't it be less expensive to maintain the registration and insurance in Mexico? | |
| May 13, 2016 at 23:16 | comment | added | Dennis | What is (or will be) your status in Mexico? And will you be maintaining your US driver's license, e.g. you have a US address to use? | |
| May 13, 2016 at 18:29 | review | First posts | |||
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| May 13, 2016 at 18:24 | history | asked | C. Beulah | CC BY-SA 3.0 |