Insurance for Cdn vehicle living in Baja
Can any of the Canadians who live in Baja full time please assist us with an insurance question. How do you insure your vehicle if it is still licensed in Canada, but it lives in Baja? We currentl...
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mexicoruss wrote:
If you live perm in Mexico and have a legal resident status there you don't qualify for tourist insurance. If you are there full time but do not have legal status and have a foreign plated car with tourist insurance on it, I doubt very much that you are covered.
This has been discussed at Baja Nomads a number of times and it appears that there is no clear connection between the immigration status and validity of insurance. When you buy Mex insurance for a foreign plated cat through US brokers like Bajabound, the only question is "Do you reside in Mexico or will the vehicle be in Mexico longer than 6 months a year?". This is the only thing that separates a "tourist insurance" from "residential insurance" - length of stay.
