Starlink changes roaming rules to count Canada, U.S. as one region

Starlink has changed its ‘Starlink Roam’ roaming policy, and there’s some good news for road trippers. Essentially, the new roaming policy now groups countries into shared regions (typically by continent), which greatly expands your service area. This also means that if you are a Canadian who travels to the U.S. a lot, you no longer [...]

Starlink has changed its ‘Starlink Roam’ roaming policy, and there’s some good news for road trippers. Essentially, the new roaming policy now groups countries into shared regions (typically by continent), which greatly expands your service area. This also means that if you are a Canadian who travels to the U.S. a lot, you no longer have to worry about burning through your 30-day roaming limit.

The North American block includes the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The same logic applies to Europe as well, with an exponentially larger list of countries now being roped into one massive region. You can find the full list of European countries here.

All other countries outside the two lists are treated individually. Now, here is the one caveat — the 30-day allowance for international travel only applies to the Roam Unlimited plan. Once you have used the 30 days (which is per trip; going back home resets it), Starlink will push you toward upgrading to a Priority plan, which bumps your available international days to 60 (30 plus the 30 offered by Roam Unlimited).

Also, to travel internationally with Starlink, customers must complete a Travel Registration to verify their identity. Starlink says that “Travel Registration is required for Starlink use outside your home country for all account types, except Enterprise.” It is also noted that if you use Roam in unauthorized countries (marked as Coming Soon or Waitlist), your service may be restricted immediately.

If you signed up for Starlink after July 14, you are already subject to the updated policy. If you are an existing customer, you will be switched over to the new policy on August 17, 2026. Image credit: Starlink MobileSyrup may earn a commission from purchases made via our links, which helps fund the journalism we provide free on our website.

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