No response in the garage so I thought I would repost it here.

As an international student, can I lease a car? If I have someone willing to sign that has perfect credit and is a US citizen? Will I just have to get them to lease it and then be put on the insurance as a secondary driver?

Thanks

1/12/2006 9:53:40 AM

My international student was never allowed to work or lease a car or anything other than study...so...as far as I know, no.

1/12/2006 10:14:06 AM

You would have to talk to the specific dealership. If you have a good enough person co-signing then you shouldn't have a problem.

There may be legal reasons you can't, but not neccesarily from the car dealership.

[Edited on January 12, 2006 at 10:32 AM. Reason : .]

1/12/2006 10:27:44 AM

No, because you do not have a SSN.

1/12/2006 12:46:58 PM

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1/12/2006 2:02:48 PM

International students do get SSN. The answer is yes, you legally can. Your income will likely be your major obstacle.

1/12/2006 3:22:59 PM

I realize that I would not be able to lease personally because I have no SSN. I am allowed to drive in FL with my Bahamian drivers license as long as I am a student, so it seems the only thing that would hold me back is the insurance which I am told I can get as an international student (just costs more), since I have someone that has a SSN who is willing to sign the lease. The thing I am not sure about is, do I have to be on the title in order to get insurance for this vehicle?

I have to have a job to get a SSN don't I?

[Edited on January 12, 2006 at 3:27 PM. Reason : ]

1/12/2006 3:25:53 PM

You have to have insurance to even be able to lease any car. Basically, how it would work would be this: whoever you have signing the lease would also have to get the insurance as well & then that person would list you as a secondary driver. So the co-signer would set up the lease with the dealer & the dealer will give a paper on the car lease that goes to the insurance place. Once the co-signer gets the insurance taken care off & pays the premium, he'll get a notice of insurance for the car, which is then taken back to the dealer. Then you can take the car.

The title wouldn't in your name anyway if you are leasing it.

[Edited on January 12, 2006 at 3:58 PM. Reason : ]

1/12/2006 3:55:33 PM