GA Drivers License Question

[ACGeiger 0]

First I wanted to share that Linnea and I have just gotten back from our wedding in Savannah, GA this past weekend. It went great! (We had a legal ceremony the week after she got into the US.) Thanks to everyone who gave us advice for the K1 visa that allowed us to get to this point!

Linnea has received a Social Security number a month ago and she then received her drivers license a few days later. When she got the license, they issued a temporary one that was only valid until mid August. Their reasoning was that in her passport it was stamped for only 3 months allowed in the US for the K1 visa. They said that in order to get a permeant license, we would need to get the passport stamped and bring that back to them showing she was legally allowed to be here past 3 months.

We have filed for AOS and have had our biometrics appointment already and are just waiting for a letter for the interview. Since her license is about to expire in a few weeks and she needs to drive, is there a way to get a stamp for the USCIS to get the license renewed?

Thanks for all the help from everyone,

Casey och Linnea

[Lu & Keith 0]

First I wanted to share that Linnea and I have just gotten back from our wedding in Savannah, GA this past weekend. It went great! (We had a legal ceremony the week after she got into the US.) Thanks to everyone who gave us advice for the K1 visa that allowed us to get to this point!

Linnea has received a Social Security number a month ago and she then received her drivers license a few days later. When she got the license, they issued a temporary one that was only valid until mid August. Their reasoning was that in her passport it was stamped for only 3 months allowed in the US for the K1 visa. They said that in order to get a permeant license, we would need to get the passport stamped and bring that back to them showing she was legally allowed to be here past 3 months.

We have filed for AOS and have had our biometrics appointment already and are just waiting for a letter for the interview. Since her license is about to expire in a few weeks and she needs to drive, is there a way to get a stamp for the USCIS to get the license renewed?

Thanks for all the help from everyone,

Casey och Linnea

Hey guys,

First of all, congratulations on the wedding!

I'm not sure she'll get a stamp on her passport to have her DL renewed, because her AOS is being processed... I live in Savannah and couldn't have my DL either because I didn't have my Green Card. Now that I have it, I'll apply for a name change in the SS Office and then have my DL. What happened was that my SS has my maiden name on it, and my immigration papers have my married name. So they couldn't match my names and I couldn't have the license. They told me to wait until my SS card has my married name, but for that I had to wait for my GC... It IS an aggravation but there is nothing to do but wait...

Oh, and I read somewhere that the DL will be valid for 2 years only, because of the conditional GC...

Good luck to us!

Lu

[Terry Martin 1]

That's great, you guys. Congratulations. Not everyone can make this sort of thing work.

Myself, I tried to work something like this out with a girl in France but it didn't bear fruit.

Way to make it!

[arya 22]

Hey guys,

First of all, congratulations on the wedding!

I'm not sure she'll get a stamp on her passport to have her DL renewed, because her AOS is being processed... I live in Savannah and couldn't have my DL either because I didn't have my Green Card. Now that I have it, I'll apply for a name change in the SS Office and then have my DL. What happened was that my SS has my maiden name on it, and my immigration papers have my married name. So they couldn't match my names and I couldn't have the license. They told me to wait until my SS card has my married name, but for that I had to wait for my GC... It IS an aggravation but there is nothing to do but wait...

Oh, and I read somewhere that the DL will be valid for 2 years only, because of the conditional GC...

Good luck to us!

Lu

Yes, I had the same experience. I haven't been able to drive since May when my DL expired. Even though I have my green card now, I still have to wait for it to verify at SSA. I hope you don't have to wait too long.