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Filed: Country: Canada
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ok now i'm confused also.. i dont know if the law from different states are different..bec i'm from Oregon.. during my first month here, we went to DMV to get my ID... its only an ID not a Drivers license for me to be able to open a bank account with my married last name.. i just showed them my passport/visa then they checked it when it will expire.. checked my status at USCIS online.. and then they approved it..the expiration of my ID is same as my 90 days stay as K1. I also paid for it, i just cant remember how much.

I got my ID in less than 30 mins.. :)

Driver's license and State ID's are managed and controlled by each individual states and not by the Federal Government (National) unlike other countries. Oregon's state ID and DL rules are different from California and every state in the union. However, there are some parts of the rules that are the same in each individual states. Whats applicable rules w/ regards to ID to Oregon may not be necessarily applicable to other states. The reason for different designs and features of each individual states ID or DL cards.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Belarus
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yes you can, i just applied mine. i just brought my ss card and ead and it works out fine..

In California, you need both an "Identity" document and a "Legal Presence" document to get a drivers license or ID.

A valid (not expired) K-1 visa, an EAD, or a green card are all legal presence documents.

You can get an ID about 3 weeks after arriving on a K-1 visa, up until two weeks from when the K-1 expires. If you are in the adjustment of status period, and have not yet received your EAD or green card, you won't be able to get an ID.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Belarus
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In California, you need both an "Identity" document and a "Legal Presence" document to get a drivers license or ID.

A valid (not expired) K-1 visa, an EAD, or a green card are all legal presence documents.

You can get an ID about 3 weeks after arriving on a K-1 visa, up until two weeks from when the K-1 expires. If you are in the adjustment of status period, and have not yet received your EAD or green card, you won't be able to get an ID.

Whoops, that should have been "you can get your SSN about 3 weeks after arriving on a K-1 visa....

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In California, you need both an "Identity" document and a "Legal Presence" document to get a drivers license or ID.

A valid (not expired) K-1 visa I-94, an EAD, or a green card are all legal presence documents.

You can get an ID SSN about 3 weeks after arriving on a K-1 visa, up until two weeks from when the K-1 expires. If you are in the adjustment of status period, and have not yet received your EAD or green card, you won't be able to get an ID.

Fixxored. :)

 
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