<prompt> Human: I am in the US from Canada on a visa that is good for 3 years. I walked into a dealership and signed a lease for a car, for 36 months. After I sign, they say that they would like a little extra documentation because I am a non-resident alien copy of passport, income verification etc. That doesnt seem like any trouble even though I was pretty sure our transaction was complete. I make photocopies, give them the down payment, drive away with the car, everything seems fine enough.Fast forward one week and the finance guy starts saying that there is an issue. My visa is 36 months, but I have already been here for a bit so the lease will technically extended past my stay here. So yesterday he said they want to basically rescind the lease I signed and sign a new shorter, higher monthly payment lease. I dont know much about contracts, but I have my lease in hand, the car, and they have my down payment, which I am pretty sure makes this contract very binding for both parties. My question is if they are canceling the contract we signed, then can I give the car back and get my down payment back?PS: Is leasing a car a bad idea? Should I just have gotten a used car with my down payment? Any advice would really be helpful.Assistant: Did you read your contract? Is there a clause where they can reassess the lease and have to make you sign a new lease?The best way to figure is to say No. If they push it, ask them where do they think they have any legal right to reassess the lease and make you sign a new one.If there is legal rights, they will show you it. If there isnt, they wont show you it.Human: I did read the contract, there is no clause that says they can do that.  <response>: Is there a financing contingency of any sort?The lease running longer than the visa might mean that some sort of financing contingency is failing. There usually is a financing contingency of some sort when you buy a car Im not as sure about leasing and generally those provisions do hold up. Now if it is a financing issue you dont have to sign the new lease... you can tell them you dont want the car and they will have to take it back. 