dawnapach Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hi, I want to purchase a bus that has Alaskan plates, registered by an American, which is sitting idle here in Ajijic. I understand nationalizing it can take months (or a trip to the border which I am trying to avoid). I want to do a conversion with this bus and don't plan on driving it for many months. The man will only sell me the bus if he can get the registration out of his name. My question is, if he takes the registration out of his name, is there a way that I can "own" the bus which removes him from any legalities, and work on it, while I am waiting for it to be nationalized? And then once it is nationalized I can drive it? I want to start working on this bus asap but I can only do that if he is no longer legally tied to the bus. I have many Mexican friends who would assist me in this process if that was needed... Thanks in advance for any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowyco Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Was the bus temporarily imported on a 10 yr. RV temporary import permit (TIP)? If so, the bus cannot legally be sold in Mexico. By signing the TIP agreement with Aduana, the owner agreed to take the bus out of Mexico before cancelling the TIP or before the 10 year TIP expiration date. If you have an INM visa of the same type as the owner of the TIP vehicle, then you can drive the bus with the owner's permission, otherwise, no. The legal routes to you owning a TIP permitted foreign-plated bus (currently in Mexico) would be one of 3 options: 1. He (or his legal representative) drives the bus to the border and surrenders & cancels the TIP. He then signs the Alaskan title over to you, and you re-enter Mexico and you get a TIP for the bus using your visa.2. He makes you his legal representative with permission to drive the bus to a border (possibly requiring a Returno Seguro permit), and you drive the bus to a border, cancel the TIP, and you use the title (signed over to you) to get your own TIP. 3. He (or his legal representative) drives the bus to the border and surrenders & cancels the TIP, but the bus is then taken back into one of the Free Zones, for use only in a Free Zone, as you register the sale of the bus in the USA, changing the title and registration into your name, and you put your new US state plates onto the bus, with no TIP required. You can continue to drive the bus in a Free Zone (like Baja California, Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo, or parts of Sonora) as long as you keep the bus currently registered in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawnapach Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I can't believe I'm just seeing this answer now. I have no idea how I missed it. Thanks so much for taking the time to explain! Very helpful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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