Driver's license during AOS

[philabride 0]

Hi

You may have seen my other post about a battle to get a driver's license.

Now I have got my license, but it was a tough experience. I dont want anybody else to be stressed about DMV

during AOS so I will share my experience.

I tried to get my driver's license right after I got married. In PA, their website says that K-1 visa holders are eligible

for driver's license or ID, with expired I-94 and lack of evidence, I was turned down pretty quickly.

I returned with NOA1s, again, I was turned down because SAVE system (government system that they look up

your immigration status) was not updated. They told me to come back with EAD.

I returned again with EAD. I presented my passport, marriage certificate, my husband's birth certificate and proof of

residence, EAD, NOAs, SSN. I was issued a driver's license for one year.

A week later, I received a letter saying they will cancel my license because I commited a fraud to obtain the license.

The letter was scary, prosecution, judge...etc. Another letter indicated that they have a proof that I was not lawfully

staying here. How could it be? I was very upset, and my family advised me to go to a congressman's office.

They reviewed my evidence and called DMV, they told to return a call, and they never did.

I tried to call customer service. I was told that they had to run some research. A few days later, when I called

they told me that 'fraud' was that I presented a SSN card with my maiden name on it. I thought that they switched

thier story somehow..from immigration issue to just a SSN.

I changed my name on SSN and returned to DMV. I was invited to an office by a supervisor. He reviewed all my evidence,

made a few phone calls, and took my cancellation off. He explained that my cancellation was a mistake that

they made by believing unupdated SAVE system. I was angry with DMV but now I know that SAVE system

was the problem. They can only run things by what is on their computer screen.

I advise you

to wait to apply for a license until you have SSN with your married name on,

and also EAD. If you can wait, just wait until you get a greencard.

If something like I experienced happens to you, try to contact

USCIS to update SAVE record.

If we have rights to be here, we need to keep fighting for the rights.

Edited December 17, 2009 by philabride

[Maurice and Mila 0]

[quote name='philabride' date='Dec 16 2009, 09:53 PM' post='3570417 Thanks for the info. We had problems with the SS so decided to wait for EAD and get the SS card in the new name. Then go for the drivers license..

Hi

You may have seen my other post about a battle to get a driver's license.

Now I have got my license, but it was a tough experience. I dont want anybody else to be stressed about DMV

during AOS so I will share my experience.

I tried to get my driver's license right after I got married. In PA, their website says that K-1 visa holders are eligible

for driver's license or ID, with expired I-94 and lack of evidence, I was turned down pretty quickly.

I returned with NOA1s, again, I was turned down because SAVE system (government system that they look up

your immigration status) was not updated. They told me to come back with EAD.

I returned again with EAD. I presented my passport, marriage certificate, my husband's birth certificate and proof of

residence, EAD, NOAs, SSN. I was issued a driver's license for one year.

A week later, I received a letter saying they will cancel my license because I commited a fraud to obtain the license.

The letter was scary, prosecution, judge...etc. Another letter indicated that they have a proof that I was not lawfully

staying here. How could it be? I was very upset, and my family advised me to go to a congressman's office.

They reviewed my evidence and called DMV, they told to return a call, and they never did.

I tried to call customer service. I was told that they had to run some research. A few days later, when I called

they told me that 'fraud' was that I presented a SSN card with my maiden name on it. I thought that they switched

thier story somehow..from immigration issue to just a SSN.

I changed my name on SSN and returned to DMV. I was invited to an office by a supervisor. He reviewed all my evidence,

made a few phone calls, and took my cancellation off. He explained that my cancellation was a mistake that

they made by believing unupdated SAVE system. I was angry with DMV but now I know that SAVE system

was the problem. They can only run things by what is on their computer screen.

I advise you

to wait to apply for a license until you have SSN with your married name on,

and also EAD. If you can wait, just wait until you get a greencard.

If something like I experienced happens to you, try to contact

USCIS to update SAVE record.

If we have rights to be here, we need to keep fighting for the rights.