Can You Register Your Drivers License To A Po Box

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The need for a physical address for full fourth dimension RVers in Canada's drivers licence.

I recently received an email from a woman in Canada who informed me that I was giving out incorrect information about having a concrete address and had better reconsider what I was sharing. She also said some of my suggestions were airheaded.

I really appreciated her email – although you lot may not empathise why. If in fact I was passing out the incorrect information to full time RVers in Canada then I wanted to correct it. I needed to right information technology. This also told me I needed to clarify a few things and maybe update my blog.

Here is what she told me:

i dont think you are correct and i am proof
it was an article on your website that said canadians had to accept a physical address in canada at all times

i accept a abode in florida where i spend 6 months a year
i have a mailbox and a car in british columbia and i rent when i go in that location for 5 months
the machine insurance accepts my mailbox but they only desire to know where my car is parked when i am at that place and when i am in florida
my drivers license has my mailbox on information technology – no problem and my passport also

i call up you are dislocated about what residency means
if you lot go to the cra website there is a grade to determine residency
it is about assets and family and citizenship not owning real estate

you are incorrect to tell people to buy a condo to maintain their residency = that is silly – dont you think the cra wants us to pay taxes???

i take bank accounts and investments and family in canada and a car and a mailbox – and i am there five months a year – that means i have to pay taxes there
if i spend more than half dozen months in another country i volition have to pay taxes there equally well depending on their laws – if it is panama i wouldnt pay taxes in that location – they have dandy expat laws – now getting into being an expat is a whole other story – but you could literally live in another state and still accept to pay taxes in canada – depe3nding on your avails

probably owning a domicile is skillful for the 8840 form – just it is not necessary

and so at that place are multiple issues and each has a twist but i believed your information on your website is wrong

1. cra – canadian residency – yous dont necessarily accept to have an address or even exist in canada to pay taxes
ii. medical insurance in the province – different # of months just being there for each province –
3. car insurance – its only virtually owning a auto in canada anad has nada to do with owning or renting holding
4. ins and the 8840 class – cant exist in the states more than 182days a year without paying taxes there – yous would pay taxes in both countries
5. crossing the edge to the states – now that i have established a pattern of going back and forth they are very friendly – owning property north the states is a good affair here – probably more important than owning in canada

i ever carry my act to my belongings in us and my 8840 course and other papers when i cross the border to the united states

also – did you know that in bc you can apply to the bc medical plan for a ii twelvemonth extended leave of absense from the country in whatever 5 twelvemonth period and still maintain your health insurance?
and of class as long as y'all still accept assets and bank accounts you are still a canadian resident and wont even exist in canada or have an accost at that place for two years

and also in bc now they are stopping domicile mail service commitment and many people but have mail boxes for their address

hope this helps

WELL! Here goes – my response!

I spent the twenty-four hours phoning insurance companies, the passport role, medical services and a number of other people to get some clarification on the need for a physical address.

I am only going to address a few of the things she spoke most.

Commuter'south Licence – YOU MUST Accept A Concrete ADDRESS. It is mandatory but you can likewise have a PO Box for mail. My driver's licence shows my physical accost besides as my mailing address which is a post office box.
Vehicle Insurance – You Practise NOT Need A PHYSICAL Accost. However, yous must supply the location where the vehicle will be residing – where yous park it each night. You can as well use a PO Box for your mail.
Passport – IN CANADA Yous MUST PROVIDE A Physical Accost TO OBTAIN A PASSPORT. Yes, you lot can also apply a PO Box to receive your mail. But you volition need to provide both.
It's not necessary to buy a condo or whatsoever other residence as your concrete residence. If you check out my blog I talk about what options are available to constitute a home base.
Medical coverage – YES she is correct. Most provinces have changed the rules a bit and in BC it's possible to request a two yr exemption to allow for travel. I accept researched every province and this link will explain what the options for each are. Medical Coverage

I respect that what she is doing works for her and I'm glad but I would never recommend that anyone endeavor and circumvent the laws and what's required to remain legal. There are definitely ways to become full time RVers in Canada legally – y'all just have to understand the rules first and so notice a way to follow them.

I would honey to hear what others have to say near what she has written and how they manage to live full fourth dimension in their RV and travel.

Happy travels,