I have a 1998 V70 AWD (manual transmission) from Ontario Canada, that I
want to register in California, USA while I am studying here for the
next two years.

I'm in California now, but still have Ontario plates and permit; I'm
worried that I should be registering my car here to avoid any
problems..

Has anyone been through this process at all before? What about for a
simliar model/year of car?

theo.chan (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:
My question to you is why would you want to register the car in
California for a 2 year temporary stay. The only reason I can think of
would be to show you were residing in California to obtain in-state
tuition rates. Otherwise, I would just keep the car registered in
Canada.

I agree with you that is a pain to import and register a car in the US
for only a temporary stay. However I was stopped by the CHP the other
day and given a ticket for failure to register in California.

Apparently within 20 days of taking up residency one must obtain a
California driver's license and registration.


Roadie wrote:

Well then, the CHP officer has given you the answer you need.


theo.chan (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote: