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Old 19 Sep 2016
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Well - I guess I didn't know that.

So -> Store the bike in the South of the United States... OK
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I also like what Guaterider posts about storing in the USA and certainly hope he is right . A caution : He and his friends are travelling with Guatemalan passports and Guatemalan plates on the bikes which may be treated differently , being on the same continent with much travel back and forth .
You are on a German passpprt and on a once only trip . I have read travel reports by EUROPEANS who went to visit the USA and they found that the time limits on their visa for the USA were an annoying limiting factor.And the bike papers were checked . The clock keeps running even if you return to Mexico or spend time in Canada as you travel to Alaska and back to the lower 48 .
I would urge you to thoroughly investigate your situation . If such erosion of your permitted time in the USA is not a problem for you then of course go for it.
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Hi Sjoerd

what you write sounds more like what I heard from other people. I am thinking about different options right now. Another one would be to travel to Center America - maybe all the way down to Costa Rica or Panama and get the bike stored there. With my upcoming travel plans this will give me like 2.5 months to do so. Then I could go to Germany - come back 3 months later and travel (again - that's the enjoying plan) up to Mexico and States Kanada until Alaska.

Then I anyhow have to get the bike shipped to another continent. Hum.
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I have dual citizenship and whenever I enter the US I use my European passport , because it is much easier then with the Guatemalan one .
So I entered with my European passport , my Guatemalan license plate on the bike and had no issues...and I have done it more then once .

Central America is definitely the worst option where to store your bike , because your TVIP will be good only for 90 days .
In Mexico your TVIP will be good for 180 days .
In the US there is not even a TVIP or anything similar .
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Alright

so customs don't check the bike nothing in the States?!?

Kind of hardly to believe with all the security regulations there...

But well - if this the case - perfect ;-)

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Believe what ever makes you happy !

Good luck ; over and out .
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guaterider,
When you enter the USA from the south don't you have to go through the US border control office and fill out the " I 94" application with its silly prying questions and then pay $6 to get that little green I 94 card which gives you permission to remain in the USA for only 90 days ?
Your German nationality AND. your residency in Guatemala , North America , PLUS your promise that you will leave the country does make it easier to get into the USA .The US border guards are deathly afraid that you might want to seek work in the US and stay there.

But how would it go if like Marten , you were travelling on a German plated bike On a world tour ? Marten will not qualify for the " I 94" visitors visa.

European riders in Martens situation report that they face far more quizzing and documentation requirements than you and I who can zip across the border to our respective countries of North American residence. The border guards will want proof of onward travel being already in possession . Overstaying the time allowed in the USA can lead to serious legal problems .
Unlike you or I Marten will NOT be permitted to simply hand in his expiring border crossing " visa" to then quickly get a new one for the additional time.

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When you enter the USA from the south don't you have to go through the US border control office and fill out the " I 94" application with its silly prying questions and then pay $6 to get that little green I 94 card which gives you permission to remain in the USA for only 90 days ?
Your German nationality AND. your residency in Guatemala , North America , PLUS your promise that you will leave the country does make it easier to get into the USA .The US border guards are deathly afraid that you might want to seek work in the US and stay there.

But how would it go if like Marten , you were travelling on a German plated bike On a world tour ? Marten will not qualify for the " I 94" visitors visa.

European riders in Martens situation report that they face far more quizzing and documentation requirements than you and I who can zip across the border to our respective countries of North American residence. The border guards will want proof of onward travel being already in possession . Overstaying the time allowed in the USA can lead to serious legal problems .
Unlike you or I Marten will NOT be permitted to simply hand in his expiring border crossing " visa" to then quickly get a new one for the additional time.

Caveat emptor
It's been 2 years since I crossed the last time on a land border, and back then I had to fill out a form and pay 6$ . But even on my European (not German) passport I have a visa that allows me to stay 6 month , not only 3 like every European entering just with the ESTA permit . I got the visa , because I wanted to stay longer then 90 days .
I've entered the US 4 times by plane over the last 2 years and I never had to fill out any immigration form anymore ; they stopped using them . Just the custom form is still in use.

Immigration officer at the border might ask you how you are going to support yourself during your stay in the US .
But that's immigration , not custom . Custom does not issue a TVIP or keep any record of your bike .

TVIP are issued in countries with very high import duties in order to "protect" the local dealers . Bikes in the US are cheaper as in any other country of the continent , therefore there is no need to "protect" the local dealers from more expensive imports ;-)
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Hey, if you like to park your bike in Mexico (if the 180 days are enough for you) you could park it as well here in Puerto Vallarta. We had just 3 guys form Canada here. They parked their bikes until next March. Then they will go to Guatemala.

PS. I am from Germany as well

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Customs do not even look at or ask for papers on your bike when entering from Mexico, you can leave it for 2000 years and no one cares.
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