| If you are going to Europe not as a tourist but rather
on paid assignment or
paid sabbatical or to study at an accredited
institution, you likely do qualify for a tax-free short-term French
auto lease — but
you must apply for TT "Special" registration by way of three
additional, one-page forms which will be provided by IdeaMerge.
See, for instance, Renault's IMD2, IMD3 (or IMD4 for students) and IMD8 forms at bottom
of the Resources page.
Such registration, however, entitles you to a longer duration lease,
as described below.
The process of completion
and approval of said three additional forms may add a week or so
onto the aforementioned leadtime associated
with the lease arrangement.
On two of those forms,
you will need to get company or university officials to attest
that the anticipated duration of your stay in Europe
does not exceed one year. Moreover, in regard to a paid assignment or
a paid sabbatical, that pay should essentially be from the non-European-based
business unit or institution.
In contrast to typical TT registration, TT Special registration qualifies you for a short-term auto lease duration according to the following maximum durations:
| pick-up location |
typical (tourist) tt
registration |
tt special registration |
france (except brest and rennes),
brussels and frankfurt |
170 days |
355 days |
| brest and rennes |
165 days |
350 days |
| munich and london |
155 days |
340 days |
| other depots |
165 days |
350 days |
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Our online software checks these maximums against the pick-up location and the pick-up and drop-off dates you enter.
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