Hi Richard,

We recommend you contact Banjercito for advice and guidance about this.

I have a 10 year RV tip. After receiving it I became a permanent resident. Is it still legal? Will I be able to renew it? Also I had the windshield replaced and ruined the hologram. What do I do about that?

Hi Robert,
The trailer must be exported with the vehicle it is associated with. They will check this when you go to cancel the TIP.

Thank you, but what if the camping trailer has no wheels and is permanent parked? Can you get a TIP without the trailer being there physically? Basically, the trailer is staying put. 🙁

Hi Robert,

TIPs cannot be transferred. The vehicle needs to be exported, the TIP cancelled, and the new owner must bring the vehicle back with a TIP in their own name.

I am interested in buying a camping trailer that has a TIP expiring in 2029. The trailer will remain put in Mexico all year and we will do 6 months in the trailer and 6 months back in Canada. The TIP is under the previous owner’s name and I will not be travelling with it. I wonder if I will be able to insure it or sell it in the future? Is there a procedure to have the TIP transferred to my name?

Thanks for any advice.

Hi Alan,

After 4 years of temporary residency, most people who want to stay in Mexico exchange that for a permanent residency card. Permanent residents cannot have a foreign plated car in Mexico, so if you do this, then you MUST export the vehicle from Mexico very soon after receiving your permanent residency card using the ‘Retorno Seguro’ program.

You can, optionally, enter a regularization process to start temporary residency again and that way keep your foreign-plated vehicle in Mexico.

You can learn more about temporary and permanent residency on this article:
https://www.mexperience.com/difference-between-temporary-and-permanent-residency-mexico/

Hi Lucy

The same person who is named on the TIP must cancel the TIP, unless you attend a Notario Publico and get a Power of Attorney drawn up for the purpose of cancelling the TIP.

My question is if re-apply after 4 years to renew my temporary residence visa in Mexico do I have to take my vehicle back out of the Mexico before it expires and re-apply for a new TIP or is it just a one-time importation and cannot bring the vehicle back to Mexico?

The $400 was the approximate value of the bike, I meant to say, sorry for any confusion.