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I'm totally new to RV's. I'm working as a travel nurse, and after 18 months of moving and renting rooms I've decided it's time to consider a motorhome. I've found a Foretravel Grande Villa that's olde...
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Bombfixer wrote:
This isn't really an answer to your question, but information for you to consider as a Traveling Nurse. My wife was a Traveling Nurse for quite a few years before she changed careers. Anyway, we often got caught up between different states and their residency requirements regarding vehicles, taxes, etc. We actually had to hire a lawyer and keep him on retainer to deal with these matters. At one point, we had to file income tax returns in 17 different states one year. Some require you to change your drivers license and vehicle registration if you are in that state for as little as 30 days. Seeking professional advise would be highly recommended.
You may need a good accountant for tax returns but legal advice?
There are many ways you can interpret the irs residency requirements to fit your personal situation.
As far as drivers license requirements go, yes it key be a " requirement " to change your dl but you do not need to provide proof of residency at a traffic stop. And for any other reasons, no one cares what state your dl is from.
Trust me, I've been there many times. Just walked in and got an AK ID last week. Passport, SS card and a utility bill, no questions asked. $15 here your ID. Registered my vehicles, sleds and atv last yr with a WA dl. Just renewed the WA tags on my car online yesterday and having them mailed to my AK address. No problem. Now I will have them when I travel back to WA in a cpl weeks and drive the car that has been stored in my shop in WA since last May.
Crossed 4x into Canada last year with truck and trailer tag combinations of WA, NM, CO. No questions asked.
Oh, registered my 4 wheeler in CO last year. Don't even live there anymore. WA was hassling me because I didn't have enough "documents" to register it there. Plus hey wanted $700 tax on something I already owned. Had the tags mailed to WA as well.
Not trying to be trite here. Just bored sitting in my camp on the North Slope of AK right now and want to express to everyone that you don't need to worry about this type of stuff.
