VEHICLE IMPORTATION
If you are on the FM-2 or FM-3 visa, you may import your car and take it with you.
REQUIREMENTS:
1.Valid driver’s license
2. Current registration or original title – must be in your name. If registered in more than one person’s name, need notarized letter granting permission. Check VIN number matches with car registration.
3. Notarized letter from lienholder, if any.
4. Mexican auto insurance, include legal representation clause.
5. Visa or Mastercard to pay the importation fee and it must be in the same name as the registration name of the car.
6. Declaration. This is a promise to return to your country with your vehicle; promise not to commit a felony with the car; if anyone is injured or killed in an accident, the car becomes the property of the Mexican Government.
Customs will walk to your car, attach a metallic sticker on windshield good for 180 days, and give you the temporary importation papers.
CAVEATS:
If need to depart Mexico without your car, obtain a notarized letter from attorney indicating you have not left the car illegally.
Only authorized persons may drive the car; do not permit an unauthorized person to drive the car when the registered owner is not in the vehicle. If your spouse is not on the registration, have the customs agent note on the car permit that she is authorized to drive the car.
In the event of an accident, the law requires that your vehicle be held until damages are paid or until you guarantee proper payment via an insurance policy. If bodily injury is involved, the police may detain you until the problem is resolved.
If you rent a car in Mexico and suffer an accident, you must report the accident within six hours, otherwise the insurance company will not pay.
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