State ID question

[LindsayVictor 0]

Hi everyone,

I'm not exactly sure which forum this question should go in, so sorry if this is in the wrong place. We would like to go and get my husband's NY state ID and we are worried we will have trouble because his I-94 has expired. We tried to go earlier, but they needed our marriage certificate as more proof of his identity. Anyway, after waiting over a month for the marriage certificate we were finally able to mail in our AOS application, but now we want to get his ID and we're worried they won't give it to us because of the expired I-94.

Any advice or experience with this?

Thanks,

Lindsay and Victor

[Inky 1,111]

From what I understand NY is very strict and they may not allow him to get an ID card because his I-94 is expired.

From their website you need " 6 points " these are items they accept for identification to obtain an ID for NY state.

Foreign passport with your visa, I-94 card, and

Form I-20 that is valid for at least 6 more months

- 3 points*

• A U.S. Social Security card that shows your

signature - 2 points**

• A U.S. college photo ID card and a current

academic transcript - 2 points

• A computer printed pay stub that shows your

name - 1 point

• An employee ID card that shows your name

- 1 point

• A health insurance card issued in the U.S.

- 1 point

• A utility bill (cellular phones are not considered

utilities) - 1 point

• A W-2 form - 1 point

• Only one of the following items issued by a

financial institution - 1 point

- A bank statement.

- A cancelled check which displays your

pre-printed name.

- An ATM card or a debit card that displays

your pre-printed name and your signature.

- A valid major U.S. credit card.

* Foreigner nationals must present a valid passport,

I-94 card and Form I-20 as part of their proofs of

identification, but they will only be counted towards

the required points if the names on all 3 are the same

as the name on the other proofs presented.

[LindsayVictor 0]

From what I understand NY is very strict and they may not allow him to get an ID card because his I-94 is expired.

From their website you need " 6 points " these are items they accept for identification to obtain an ID for NY state.

Foreign passport with your visa, I-94 card, and

Form I-20 that is valid for at least 6 more months

- 3 points*

• A U.S. Social Security card that shows your

signature - 2 points**

• A U.S. college photo ID card and a current

academic transcript - 2 points

• A computer printed pay stub that shows your

name - 1 point

• An employee ID card that shows your name

- 1 point

• A health insurance card issued in the U.S.

- 1 point

• A utility bill (cellular phones are not considered

utilities) - 1 point

• A W-2 form - 1 point

• Only one of the following items issued by a

financial institution - 1 point

- A bank statement.

- A cancelled check which displays your

pre-printed name.

- An ATM card or a debit card that displays

your pre-printed name and your signature.

- A valid major U.S. credit card.

* Foreigner nationals must present a valid passport,

I-94 card and Form I-20 as part of their proofs of

identification, but they will only be counted towards

the required points if the names on all 3 are the same

as the name on the other proofs presented.

Yeah, it's really annoying. We tried to get it when his I-94 was not expired, but we needed one more point for proof of name. Now we have the point, but the I-94 is expired! I'm not sure what we should do...Also, my bank said they need his state ID to add him to my bank account. This is such an annoying viscous circle.

[Inky 1,111]

You can try going with the I-94 but I have a feeling they will say they cant do it bcause the I-94 isnt valid anymore and its expired, You might just have to wait till AOS is finished.

[juliava 80]

Unfortunately if you don't have a proof of legal presence in US - you can't get an ID/Driver license here. An expired 1-94 will not help either.

If you filed for EAD, once you get it - you will qualify.

Inky is right- NY state has very strict rules for obtaining a picture ID, the same is VA.

Edited November 15, 2009 by juliava

[LindsayVictor 0]

Unfortunately if you don't have a proof of legal presence in US - you can't get an ID/Driver license here. An expired 1-94 will not help either.

If you filed for EAD, once you get it - you will qualify.

Inky is right- NY state has very strict rules for obtaining a picture ID, the same is VA.

Thanks, I guess we'll have to wait till he gets his EAD.

It's frustrating because my bank said he needed the ID to be added to my account, but oh well...