Drivers License Problems

[giannidellavigne 0]

Hi all. On a happy note, just sent out the complete AOS package today.

On a sad note, we went to our local DMV to apply for Soraya's drivers license and it turns out we're two days late, according to the rude staff there.

Her I-94 expired on Sep 6 and DMV says she's illegal and cannot get a drivers licence until she gets her status adjusted, which we all know can take a LONG time. They said if we came two days earlier she could have gotten her permit and then her license. We're so angry.

Is there any forms we can file for an extension, or anything we can do so she can drive sooner?

Any help is as always appreciated.

John

[danae 0]

Hi all. On a happy note, just sent out the complete AOS package today.

On a sad note, we went to our local DMV to apply for Soraya's drivers license and it turns out we're two days late, according to the rude staff there.

Her I-94 expired on Sep 6 and DMV says she's illegal and cannot get a drivers licence until she gets her status adjusted, which we all know can take a LONG time. They said if we came two days earlier she could have gotten her permit and then her license. We're so angry.

Is there any forms we can file for an extension, or anything we can do so she can drive sooner?

Any help is as always appreciated.

John

What state are you in?

[giannidellavigne 0]

New Jersey.

[YuAndDan 153]

Some one posted a thread very similar to yours just a little over an hour ago, about the same situation in California.

See Thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=31023&hl=

[giannidellavigne 0]

Thanks. How do I find out if it's the same in Jersey?

Also, does anyone know if an EAD will extend an I-94 in NJ for purposes of getting a drivers license?

[allynella 0]

Does she have a license from her home country? If yes, she can use it until EAD becomes available.

Edited September 8, 2006 by allynella

[sarah and hicham 3]

The DMV told me if they have a license from their country they can use it and if they get pulled over then tell the officer either you are visiting or you are establishing yourself and doing AOS etc.

[giannidellavigne 0]

Yes, she does have a valid drivers license from Colombia. How do you know the EAD will count in New Jersey? Is there a website or something?

THANKS!

[shalz 0]

From what I understand, You need to have an Internation Driver's License in order to drive in the US.

If I'm wrong, please correct me !!!!

[Mew 0]

Here, I think this wil help you:

http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Licenses/LicensesNon-Citizens.htm

[sarah and hicham 3]

From what I understand, You need to have an Internation Driver's License in order to drive in the US.

If I'm wrong, please correct me !!!!

The lady at the DMV said nothing about an "International drivers license".

Who has an international drivers license? What countries give those? The UK?

[Mew 0]

From what I understand, You need to have an Internation Driver's License in order to drive in the US.

If I'm wrong, please correct me !!!!

The lady at the DMV said nothing about an "International drivers license".

Who has an international drivers license? What countries give those? The UK?

http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Foreign_Vis...s_Driving.shtml

[Yodrak 7]

shalz,

An 'international drivers license' is little more than a document indicating that you have a drivers license issued by your home country. I've seen some great debates on how important or useless they are here in the USA, the one thing that both sides agree on is that it's helpful as a translation if the home country is not an English-speaking one.

Most states will allow a visitor to drive on their out-of-state or out-of-country license for up to 1 year, but require new residents to get an in-state license within 1 or 2 months. They obviously didn't give a 2nd thought to the K-visa situation when they made those provisions.

On the theory that, although my wife had taken up residence in the USA, she was a visitor for state DMV purposes because the USCIS had yet to grant her PR status, she did as sarah and hicham suggest and drove merrily - but very carefully so that we wouldn't have to test my theory - with her foreign drivers license in her purse.

Yodrak

From what I understand, You need to have an Internation Driver's License in order to drive in the US.

If I'm wrong, please correct me !!!!

[akdiver 3]

Her I-94 expired on Sep 6 and DMV says she's illegal and cannot get a drivers licence until she gets her status adjusted, which we all know can take a LONG time. They said if we came two days earlier she could have gotten her permit and then her license. We're so angry.

The only thing you have to be angry about is waiting until the last minute to do really important things.

Why, oh, WHY do people wait until the last moment to do this kind of stuff? Why is this?

Cheers!

AKDiver

[KarenCee 3]

My husband was told at the DMV that he could not get a driver's permit until he has his EAD. We live in Georgia.