DMV issue

[Ara and Ken 0]

Hi! I in need advise on how to acquire driver's license while my AOS is pending. My visa expired last week and DMV can't issue me an extension for my driver's license. They said that i need to present document showing my legal presence, which i did (after i got a receipt notice from USCIS). Unfortunately, they can't accept it as a proof. What they want is an Approved Petition. You see, it takes months and months before i can have that Approved Pettion form. I have kids to send to school everyday. Is there any other way I can do? Please help!

[rebeccajo 14]

Each state will have different requirements as to what they will accept.

In WV, they were satisfied with an EAD. But they would not recognize the K1 visa in the passport.

[John & Annie 0]

If you have AP, you can travel. When you come back the I-94 mirrors the AP. its a de facto way of showing legal presence.

It worked for us.

If you don't have AP, then you may as well apply for EAD. This way there should be no issue, from what I understand, all states accept EAD.

[AUBGER 0]

Well as it was already said, different states have different requirements. If you do a research, you might find some states less strict than others.

[perfect 39]

California is very strict on the rewuirements as we found when we tried to get a DL for my son.

Only the original or a certified copy of one of the following documents is acceptable (and they DO stick strictly to the rules):

Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship

INS US Citizen ID Card

Permanent Resident Card

Valid foreign passport with a valid Record of Arrival/Departure (form I-94)

Employment Authorization Card

Permanent Resident Re-entry Permit

"Processed for I-551" stamped in a valid foreign passport

Notice of Action (I-797 Approved Petition)

[tweety 1]

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"Processed for I-551" stamped in a valid foreign passport

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Is that the stamp you get when you take your passport to the USCIS district office to request a stamp when I751 removal of conditions is pending?

[dionesiamn 0]

I found a really great Website that gives each state's regulations for driver's licenses. Just click on the state on the US map. DMV information