Refused CA drivers license

[missicy 87]

Not much point, it would have only run until the K1 expired anyway.

Agreed, but I think you mean I-94, right?

OP, he will need EAD or GC to get drivesr license.

[bigdog 376]

I think as soon as your file for AOS and have your I797, apply for the DL, it will expire in one year when the I797 expires.

[Boiler 46,124]

Agreed, but I think you mean I-94, right?

OP, he will need EAD or GC to get drivesr license.

Yes

I 94 given on K1 entry - 90 days.

[Justine+David 218]

The SSN office shafted you. You don't need to wait 30 days, what nonsense. The folks at the SSN office don't handle a lot of K1s compared to other types of immigrants, so they generally have no clue what they are talking about.

This is discussed at large in the AOS forum. My DH got his a few days after getting here...

[jjbandero 39]

Just a point of clarification, I think the term "resident" in the CA rules is not whether you are a permanent resident for immigration purposes, but more like the tax definition of "resident" where you can be a resident for tax purposes without being a GC holder. I believe that is the reason why one of the VJ members were given a ticket, because the police who stopped them did not accept that not having a GC means you are not a "resident" argument.

[ceadsearc 516]

Chances are even if given a license, it would have expired when the I-94 expired anyway.

The laws vary from state to state. You might be able to use the 797 and/or EAD when it arrives as proof of legal presence. My husband was able to use those (needed both) after his I-94 expired. That's Virginia, though. In some states, unfortunately, you end up waiting for the green card.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Apply for CA drivers license AFTER AOS approval.

Word.

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I posted on a similar question some time ago. Here is the link to that thread:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/318112-california-drivers-license/page__p__4764680#entry4764680

You can drive in California on your valid driver's license from another state or COUNTRY while you remain a non-resident. Once you receive your green card, you need to apply for a local license within 10 days.

Hope this helps.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Miss Hillbilly . . .

Your hubby will not be able to get a California Driver License until he has a Green Card or at least an EAD in his hands. Until then he will have to drive with his U-kay license, like everybody else who's in his position.

The California DMV will allow him to do that, until:

- 10 days after he becomes a resident, meaning his AoS is adjudicated and approved, but

- in either case not longer than 1 calendar year.

Sound's fairly clear to me.

Don't try to worry about things you can't change. This is one of them.

Edited December 9, 2011 by Brother Hesekiel

[Boiler 46,124]

Residency does not mean what you have described, it means this:

If you are a visitor in California over 18 and have a valid driver license from your home state or country, you may drive in this state without getting a California driver license as long as your home state license remains valid.

If you become a California resident, you must get a California driver license within 10 days. Residency is established by voting in a California election, paying resident tuition, filing for a homeowner’s property tax exemption, or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents.

[Boiler 46,124]

Residency does not mean what you have described, it means this:

If you are a visitor in California over 18 and have a valid driver license from your home state or country, you may drive in this state without getting a California driver license as long as your home state license remains valid.

If you become a California resident, you must get a California driver license within 10 days. Residency is established by voting in a California election, paying resident tuition, filing for a homeowner’s property tax exemption, or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents.

[Boiler 46,124]

Residency does not mean what you have described, it means this:

If you are a visitor in California over 18 and have a valid driver license from your home state or country, you may drive in this state without getting a California driver license as long as your home state license remains valid.

If you become a California resident, you must get a California driver license within 10 days. Residency is established by voting in a California election, paying resident tuition, filing for a homeowner’s property tax exemption, or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents.

Residency does not mean what you have described, it means this:

If you are a visitor in California over 18 and have a valid driver license from your home state or country, you may drive in this state without getting a California driver license as long as your home state license remains valid.

If you become a California resident, you must get a California driver license within 10 days. Residency is established by voting in a California election, paying resident tuition, filing for a homeowner’s property tax exemption, or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Residency does not mean what you have described, it means this:

Residency does not mean what you have described, it means this:

What you posted was so nice, you posted it THRICE.

[wayfarer1983 0]

When I applied for a drivers license I didn't have an SSN either, but they just stated "Needs SSN" on my writing test permit. When I took the test though they said they couldn't give me a driving test permit because I needed my SSN. So you can apply and take the written, but you need the SSN still to take the behind the wheel.

If his local license is still good I *believe* he can drive until the duration of the visa expires. That's what I did.

^ BTW I already have a temporary California license (Im waiting for the card in the mail)-- I didn't need a green card.

[sunandmoon 450]

When I applied for a drivers license I didn't have an SSN either, but they just stated "Needs SSN" on my writing test permit. When I took the test though they said they couldn't give me a driving test permit because I needed my SSN. So you can apply and take the written, but you need the SSN still to take the behind the wheel.

If his local license is still good I *believe* he can drive until the duration of the visa expires. That's what I did.

^ BTW I already have a temporary California license (Im waiting for the card in the mail)-- I didn't need a green card.

Do you have an EAD Card? If not, then someone at DMV made a mistake. your legal presence document (I-94}, would have expired back in Sept, since your POE date was June 16th