No taxes, big problems

[Kittyfang 6]

get your passport and file the amended returns.

if you absolutely refuse ot do that, look into the requirements for a state ID card in your home state, but i'm pretty sure you'll need a passport for that.

Well I need the green card for state ID, and I need a GC or passport or SSN for taxes, but as far as i can tell, I don't need a passport for AoS.

You do need a government issued photo ID though, for various steps in the process, e.g. biometrics.

The thing is that I did have one when I came trough. Canadian Medical Card, but it's expired tho. You'd think that, if I'm adjusting my status after being out of status, it would make sense that I don't have any other IDs.

Plus, I will be providing like 3pictures with the package.... Or, I could always wait till I receive the EAD and use that to get State ID... Can the deliver EAD without biometrics?

No, the EAD requires biometrics.

You really should contact the Canadian embassy/consulate and see if they will issue a passport. It will really makes things easier.

Seems like it's going to be a problem. Is there anything else I can use? As I've said, the only other ID I have, with a picture, is my health card, but it's expired.

Maybe something certified?

Edited October 16, 2009 by Kittyfang

[Kittyfang 6]

Well, after some checking, it seems that I might be able to get a state ID card. *crosses fingers*

[Kittyfang 6]

Well, after some checking, it seems that I might be able to get a state ID card. *crosses fingers*

Scratch that. No passport, no State ID card. This is starting to be an "awesome" day...

[juliava 80]

Did you try to get some form of ID from Canada?Do you have your birth certificate?

I'm sorry you have such difficulties.

[Kittyfang 6]

Did you try to get some form of ID from Canada?Do you have your birth certificate?

I'm sorry you have such difficulties.

I have a birth certificate, SS Card, and expired medical card.

I'm trying to get hold of the DMV, see what they say.

This one woman was arguing with me, saying I have to have an I-94. I was like "no, I don't get one as a Canadian"... Wouldn't budge.

[LaL 418]

omg! just apply for a passport and be done with it!

[MIDUVIL 34]

hi,

I don't know in what state you are living, you can check online the DMV requirement to have a ID card.

In NYS for example, to check your identity before AOS, you need a picture ID card, but you can have it only with your passport + I-94, I don't know for the case of canadian or mexican people who don't have the I-94.

But the passport is mandatory, it is NOT an option. If not no ID card.

After receiving your GC, the ID card replace your passport in USA. No way around.

Your Birth certificate is not a ID certificate

Your USSS (US social security card) is not a ID certificate - that you don't have it seems me???- for that you need your passport +I-94 also (maybe it depends on the state also)-

I don't think that your canadian medical card is considered like a ID card, maybe when you entered in USA, but USCIS or DMV have spefics requirements.

Passport with I-94 (for some purpose it has to be valid)

EAD-AP

Licence ID or ID

SSN

GC

But all things start with a passport.

Good luck

[MIDUVIL 34]

Sorry,

I did some mistakes in my post

I don't know in what state you are living, you can check online the DMV requirement to have a ID card.

In NYS for example, to check your identity before AOS, you need a picture ID card, but you can have it only with your passport + valid I-94, or EAD or GC -I don't know for the case of canadian or mexican people who don't have the I-94.

The passport is mandatory, it is NOT an option.

To have your GC, you need a ID card.

Your Birth certificate is not a ID certificate

Your USSS (US social security card) is not a ID certificate - that you don't have it seems me???- for that you need your passport +I-94 also (maybe it depends on the state also)-

I don't think that your canadian medical card is considered like a ID card, maybe when you entered in USA, but USCIS or DMV have spefics requirements which are passport + I-94 (it has to be valid for DMV).

No way around.

So your only solution is your foreign passport to prove your identity.

Good luck

[juliava 80]

Kittyfang-you need to get information regarding applying for a Canadian passport or any kind of Canadian picture ID. Forget about applying for an American picture ID, most of the states require not just the I-94, but also proof of legal residency, not just proof of address plus 2 other picture ID's to confirm the identity.

You will be able to get something from here only when you get your EAD-that will be considered both a form of picture ID and proof of legal presence in US. Still you will be asked for another form of picture ID on top of that.

[Kittyfang 6]

Kittyfang-you need to get information regarding applying for a Canadian passport or any kind of Canadian picture ID. Forget about applying for an American picture ID, most of the states require not just the I-94, but also proof of legal residency, not just proof of address plus 2 other picture ID's to confirm the identity.

You will be able to get something from here only when you get your EAD-that will be considered both a form of picture ID and proof of legal presence in US. Still you will be asked for another form of picture ID on top of that.

Yup. I've looked into Canadian Passport, I just need to find someone who can act as a Guarantor and I'll be set.

[rin and john 71]

Kittyfang-you need to get information regarding applying for a Canadian passport or any kind of Canadian picture ID. Forget about applying for an American picture ID, most of the states require not just the I-94, but also proof of legal residency, not just proof of address plus 2 other picture ID's to confirm the identity.

You will be able to get something from here only when you get your EAD-that will be considered both a form of picture ID and proof of legal presence in US. Still you will be asked for another form of picture ID on top of that.

Bold/underlined part true in Tennessee. My daughter 2(22 yo) went today to renew her TN DL and was asked for her BC. She had to return home and get it.

Since she got the first one as a 16 yo the rules have changed. You have to prove you are in the US legally, even for citizens.

[Kittyfang 6]

Kittyfang-you need to get information regarding applying for a Canadian passport or any kind of Canadian picture ID. Forget about applying for an American picture ID, most of the states require not just the I-94, but also proof of legal residency, not just proof of address plus 2 other picture ID's to confirm the identity.

You will be able to get something from here only when you get your EAD-that will be considered both a form of picture ID and proof of legal presence in US. Still you will be asked for another form of picture ID on top of that.

Bold/underlined part true in Tennessee. My daughter 2(22 yo) went today to renew her TN DL and was asked for her BC. She had to return home and get it.

Since she got the first one as a 16 yo the rules have changed. You have to prove you are in the US legally, even for citizens.

Yup, that is what I learned today as well. Monday, I will have to look more into the passport situation.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Kittyfang,

If you do not have a guarantor, you can use a form called 'Declaration In Lieu of Guarantor". Here is the link to the information at Passport Canada.

http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/132.aspx?lang=eng . You can request Passport Canada to send you the form by mail, or you can contact the closest Canadian Consulate and see if they carry the form, or you can use the old passport application with the old guarantor form and that way your current doctor or minister or someone who fits the Guarantor Guidelines - even here in the US - can act as your Guarantor.

Edited October 17, 2009 by Kathryn41

[Kittyfang 6]

Kittyfang,

If you do not have a guarantor, you can use a form called 'Declaration In Lieu of Guarantor". Here is the link to the information at Passport Canada.

http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/132.aspx?lang=eng

Yup, I am keeping that as a last resort. I cannot use my medical card, because it is now expired. So I am using a Birth Certificate combined with a SSN (the one with a signature in the back). They usually require a picture ID, so this is kind of an exception. If I try to use a "Declaration In Lieu of Guarantor", it's going to be a second "exception" and they might deny it. If I cannot find a Guarantor, then I will try with it.