Hello,
I am moving to West Virginia in July for grad school. I will be there for 2 years on an F1 visa. I will be driving my car. My car is currently registered in Alberta. Can I keep my Alberta plates the whole time I am there? Or will I be required to import it?
Thanks for the help!!!
F1 Visa and Vehicle
Moderator: Jim Eiss
Students are not considered residents where they go to school, even from within US, so you will be able to continue driving your car without formally importing it into US. Mention this when you cross with your F1 status, and be sure to tell then that you will be coming back to AB within a year (ie for the summers). I say this because you can only do this for periods one less than 1 year at a time. This should be fine.
make sure you advise your Cdn car insurer if they will agree with this. If they don't either find another Cdn insurer who will, or then you might have to import/plate and insure in US anyways.
make sure you advise your Cdn car insurer if they will agree with this. If they don't either find another Cdn insurer who will, or then you might have to import/plate and insure in US anyways.
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