Oh so many questions!

[socalgal 0]

By the way, it is perfectly OK to drive in the US with a foreign driver's license.

All good to know! Seem there's SO many things to consider!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

By the way, it is perfectly OK to drive in the US with a foreign driver's license.

It is, but in California if you are establishing permanent residence (which her fiancé will be) you are only allowed to drive with your foreign license for ten days' residence. And, as he isn't a US or Canadian citizen, he'll need to take the full road test and written test in able to obtain a California license.

socalgal - you are welcome to message me if you like. But the short answer is I am adjusting very well - I love it here!

[* Kristin * 49]

SSN = need to wait about 3 - 4 weeks 'til you're in the system.. so unfortunately, can't do it straight away!

The main downside of the CR-1 is that it will take longer than the K1. That's the only real downside. It used to be *significantly* longer, but due to increasing delays in the K1 visa processing the gap has narrowed considerably so that it is now on the order of a couple of months. Also, a lot of people don't want to go the CR-1 route because they don't like the idea of not seeing their spouse for 9 months.

I live in California too. You can't get a California's driver's license right away. You need to get a SSN number first. From what I hear that will take about a months from the time of your fiance's arrival. As you know in the US a lot of stuff is dependent on having a SSN, so it is advisable to get that taken care of ASAP. Once your fiance has a SSN, then all he needs to have is his passport and I-94 form that he will get on entry and then he should be good to go for getting a driver's license.