Licensing Car in MD, not American, don't live there.. Help (lease, insurance)

[bermuda1023]

Good day,

First off I just want to say I have searched this forum looking for what I want and couldn't find it exactly. I would like to get a car in the US and drive it to Canada for school, I am Canadian and hold a Canadian license(and Bermuda license) which directly transfers with MD. The obvious reason for doing this is to avoid the crazy Canadian car/insurance prices, but the other reason is one day and potentially fairly soon my parents might buy a house in the US. And another reason is I MAY transfer to a school in Maryland. I have read about the person mailbox things that you can use to register a car too since its not a PO box. Is there anything else that I would need to get? Do I have to live in the US?

thanks

[psusra112]

Originally Posted by bermuda1023

Good day,

First off I just want to say I have searched this forum looking for what I want and couldn't find it exactly. I would like to get a car in the US and drive it to Canada for school, I am Canadian and hold a Canadian license(and Bermuda license) which directly transfers with MD. The obvious reason for doing this is to avoid the crazy Canadian car/insurance prices, but the other reason is one day and potentially fairly soon my parents might buy a house in the US. And another reason is I MAY transfer to a school in Maryland. I have read about the person mailbox things that you can use to register a car too since its not a PO box. Is there anything else that I would need to get? Do I have to live in the US?

thanks

Just a mailbox or PO box isn't gonna cut it. You need a signed lease, utility bills, etc. to prove that you're a resident of the state. I brought in an "un-executed" (just signed by me) lease and was turned away by the MVA.

It's not going to happen. Try once you're actually living down in MD and have established legitimate residency.

[bermuda1023]

is i was in school there would that work? just being in residence as an international student

[goldenage1]

Originally Posted by bermuda1023

is i was in school there would that work? just being in residence as an international student

Then you would pay tuition as an out-of-state student. It's a catch-22 if you are just trying to avoid paying Canadian car taxes.