UK Citizen, visas etc...

UKMark wrote:
Hi All
Thanks for all the interest and advice.
Just to be clear, we are not looking to extend this stay but to go home and get the visa sorted (we hope) back in the UK. Then come back over for a longer winter break (2015/6) and then maybe head north to Canada for spring/summer of 2016.
But the whole visa thing seems a bit of a lottery.
We shall see.

If we are lucky enough to get it I would hope to buy a 5th wheel and truck rather than rent a motor home for 12 months or so. The cost of renting that long would be really high. Does anybody know if it is possible for a non us citizen to buy a vehicle. Obviously I would need insurance as well. Anything else needed to own/use a vehicle on the road?
Many thanks
Mark

We have met many people over the years from many countrys who are in the US, with their own RV, quite legally.

Yes there are a few hoops to jump through but nothing that is too much of a nuisance to do. It is not like you are looking to go & work or take up permanent residence.

There is the problem of how to register the rig. Without a home in the US you have no state, no address to register the vehicle too. There are a few ways to skin this cat as well.

If buying from a dealer the dealer will say & do most anything to make the sale including have it registered to their address. I am not 100% sure of the legality of this arrangement. The dealer is not going to do any favors.

What works for many is to form a LLC which you are the owner of. The LLC does not need a residencial address. The vehicle belongs to the LLC. You own the LLC. You drive the company vehicle.

A number of states are popular & make it easy to go this route for a small fee, of course, each year. Montana probably heads the list. Delaware, South Dakota, Texas also come to mind quite quickly. Do the research to see which suits best.