Starlink Roam plans have changed a lot since we used them during our International overland travels, driving from California all the way to the bottom of Argentina. There is a lot of confusion and difficulties right now with people planning to winter in Mexico and running into restrictions and outages. In this video, I am going to give you an update on what you need to know and how to make your Starlink Roam plan work for you on your upcoming international trip.
We have been living on the road for nearly 19 years across 5 continents and 53 countries. Since Starlink launched its service in 2022, we have been a customer, and without hyperbole, it has been a game changer. The service allowed us to work and homeschool our kids across the Americas during that time, including our oldest daughter’s junior and senior year in high school and returning to the United States upon her graduation and acceptance to one of the best public universities in the country.
But throughout the last 4+ years, there has been nothing but constant change in pricing, coverage, and terms of their service. It has been difficult to navigate, to say the least. With winter coming and lots of people planning excursions south into the Baja Peninsula, I want to tell you the latest information on your Starlink Roam plan, as some recent big service changes have made it more difficult to use.
Assuming you have a Starlink Roam plan from either the United States or Canada, there are a few things you need to be aware of. For our friends visiting from outside of North America, particularly Europe, you most likely have already learned about some of these changes. But you still might need to figure out the best path forward. Let me explain.
New International Travel Policy
The previous travel policy for several years was that as long as you are on your home continent, you are able to use your Starlink Roam plan as is. That was the case for us on our journey all the way from the US down the Panama which was all part of the North American continent. We didn’t have to change anything until we arrived in Colombia. The service just always worked.
Even then, there was officially a 90-day time limit for being outside of your home country, but it was not enforced. Unfortunately, that has changed. As of July 14th 2026, all new customers were required to agree to the latest international travel policy. Existing customers had until August 17th to transition to the same policies, while users of the business plans have until Dec 1, 2026.
There was also a Global Roam plan that cost a hefty $400 a month, but it did allow users to travel to any country worldwide where Starlink offered service with no restrictions. Unfortunately, that has also been eliminated in this change.
Under the new policy, customers have only 30 days to use their Roam Unlimited plan outside of their home country, and unlike before, this rule IS being enforced, and users will be restricted upon reaching that limit.
Besides that, you are required to register your international travel plans ahead of time to prevent service restrictions upon entry into the new country. Reports are that some people are being asked to immediately register, while some others are getting a couple of days of grace period during this transition. I can only assume that the enforcement will become more stringent as they. Registration can be done on the Starlink website under MyAccount -> Settings -> Add Travel Plans. You can choose to do this ahead of time or wait until after you cross the border.
There are plenty of reports from people currently traveling in Mexico who had their service interrupted upon reaching their 30 day limit. If you are planning a trip out of the country and plan to bring your Starlink with you, let me give you some ideas of what to expect.
Countries vs. Grouped Regions
First of all, for those living in Canada or the United States, you do not have to worry about traveling from one to the other. Canada and the US are considered a ‘grouped region’ so these two countries do not have a 30-day limit. In fact, all of the following places are considered to be in the same grouped region.
United States
Canada
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
Guam
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
If you are a snowbird wintering in Arizona from Alberta, you can use your Canadian Starlink just as you do at home. Nothing has changed.
The same goes for those traveling within Europe with a European Starlink. Your grouped regions are as follows:
| Åland Islands Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece | Guernsey Hungary Iceland Isle of Man Ireland Italy Jersey Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway | Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Svalbard & Jan Mayen United Kingdom |
Staying Less Than 30 Days
For those of you traveling beyond your grouped region, such as visiting Baja California, you need to be aware of the following:
Only Starlink Roam Unlimited is available for international travel. The 100GB or 300GB plans are only available in your grouped region. If you are staying less than 30 days, you simply just need to register your travel plans on the website and you are good to go.
Staying Up To 60 Days
If you need to extend your visit longer than 30 days but less than 60, you have a couple of different options.
You can move to using a ‘Local Priority Plan’ after day 30. It is not unlimited, as you will pay a base monthly rate of $50 for your first 50GB, and you can buy buckets of data at 50GB for $25 or 500GB at $125 on top of the base rate. 1TB and 2TB buckets are also available, but the price breaks become marginal at these levels. This might be practical for those who don’t need unlimited data and are not staying the full 60 days.
Alternatively, if you are near the border, you can come back to your home ‘grouped region’ and reset your international travel registration, and it will give you a fresh 30 days to use the service in Mexico. Theoretically, you can do this as many times as you need to. But this is likely impractical for most of you.
Staying Longer Than 60 Days
So what if you are planning to stay longer, or maybe you need unlimited data, and the Local Priority plan will just end up being too expensive? There are a couple of other options for you.
Just as the previous suggestion, if it is possible, you can cross back into the grouped home region to reset your visit every 30 days. But this is only a good option for someone staying near the border and doesn’t mind the hassle of doing a border crossing just to reset. The ideal alternative is to just migrate your account to the new country that you are in. There are a few caveats to be aware of, and let me show you what account migration involves.
How To Migrate Your Account
As of now, there is no easy way to migrate your account. There are rumors of a feature coming soon to allow account migration from country to country, but this is not a confirmed feature as of the end of October 2026.
Currently, to migrate your account, you need to create a new account in the new country you plan to be by going to Starlink.com and registering for a new service. Before you do that, you need to decide what hardware you plan to use. You can choose to purchase new hardware from the website, or at a retail location that sells Starlink hardware such as Home Depot.
The other option is to transfer your existing hardware from your current account to the new account. To do that, your existing hardware has either been in service for 90 days or purchased more than 120 days ago. If your hardware meets one of these requirements, go to your account and first deactivate your service. This is not the same as ‘pausing’ which is still considered an active plan. Once deactivated, you will see a button labeled ‘Transfer’ under your subscription. By initiating a transfer, you are essentially making this dish available to another user, just like if you were selling your dish to another person. In this case, you are selling it to yourself. Use a different email address, and Starlink will send setup instructions to that email that include the serial number associated with the hardware.
Once it has been transferred, you can click on the link in that email to activate new service in the new country. Alternatively, just sign up for a new account as if you bought a used dish and enter the serial number located on the back of the hardware.
Be aware that you can only do this once every 90 days. In your new account, the ‘Transfer’ button will not ba available until after 90 days of your new service. That means if you plan to return to your home country less than 90 days after you migrate, you will have to wait to transfer your service back.
Keep this in mind so you can decide if it makes sense to transfer to a new country. It might sometimes make more sense to just purchase a new dish upon entering the new country and put your original hardware on pause or leave it inactive.
Last couple of things to be aware of when using your Starlink while traveling. In-motion use is regulated on a country-by-country basis. While it should work in most places you go, including Mexico, other countries might not allow it. While service is available in many countries around the world, there are still countries that do not officially offer service. In the Americas, Cuba, Belize, Nicaragua, and Suriname are a few that do not officially offer Starlink. We had no issues using our service in 2023 through Belize and Nicaragua, but those rules have changed. Expect service to be interrupted if you are traveling through there. If anyone has first-hand experience using Starlink through there in recent months, feel free to chime in below in the comments.
Conclusion
So there you have it. Those are the current ways of leaving your country/grouped region with your Starlink dish with their latest service changes. As I mentioned before, Starlink has constantly made changes to their service, so it would not be surprising if more changes come in the near future. But with the recent drop in price of the Starlink Mini, it might just make sense to buy a new dish and set up a Mexican account for those yearly Baja trips you know you will be taking. If you are signing up for new service, or plan to set up a new account in the country that you plan to travel to, use this referral link if you would like to help support us.