Canadian DL to an NY State DL

[BWise 18]

Hello!

I wanted to post a review about my DMV experience in Syracuse, NY. I went in yesterday with my husband to hand in my Canadian (Ontario) drivers license to get my NY state one.

I've submitted my AOS but haven't received my NOA1 yet. I went in with my marriage certificate, my SSN card (married name), my passport, K-1 visa, and a copy of my I-94. The end result was that they were able to give me a temporary NYS license valid for a year from yesterday's date. They said as soon as I get my green card I can come in and get the temporary status removed. If my green card doesn't come within a year I can come in with my EAD and they can extend my license to my EAD expiry since it will be valid for longer.

Anyway, overall it was a fabulous experience! My card should be here in about 2 weeks!

[Heley 52]

Hey I sent my aos same day as yours. Did u received an email or text from uscis informing that they got ur package? And bout ur diver license I was told the same thing. If u didn't get ur gc by then u should b able to take ur EAD to renew it

[Pitaya 2,577]

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[moemac59 193]

Hello!

I wanted to post a review about my DMV experience in Syracuse, NY. I went in yesterday with my husband to hand in my Canadian (Ontario) drivers license to get my NY state one.

I've submitted my AOS but haven't received my NOA1 yet. I went in with my marriage certificate, my SSN card (married name), my passport, K-1 visa, and a copy of my I-94. The end result was that they were able to give me a temporary NYS license valid for a year from yesterday's date. They said as soon as I get my green card I can come in and get the temporary status removed. If my green card doesn't come within a year I can come in with my EAD and they can extend my license to my EAD expiry since it will be valid for longer.

Anyway, overall it was a fabulous experience! My card should be here in about 2 weeks!

Hey BWise,

I see that you are about 2 hrs from me (Medina NY/Orleans County). I had huge headache trying to change my ONT drivers license over to a NY state one and it took awhile. Nice to see that the folks in Syracuse know what to do. Maybe because Syracuse is a university town, they are more informed about switching drivers license's over. The MV office that I went to in Albion had no clue what they were doing and had to call Albany NY to figure out how to do the switch.

[BWise 18]

Hey I sent my aos same day as yours. Did u received an email or text from uscis informing that they got ur package? And bout ur diver license I was told the same thing. If u didn't get ur gc by then u should b able to take ur EAD to renew it

I haven't gotten a notification yet! I'm hoping next week. I've been reading in forums that it's been taking about 10 days. Hold tight!

Hey BWise,

I see that you are about 2 hrs from me (Medina NY/Orleans County). I had huge headache trying to change my ONT drivers license over to a NY state one and it took awhile. Nice to see that the folks in Syracuse know what to do. Maybe because Syracuse is a university town, they are more informed about switching drivers license's over. The MV office that I went to in Albion had no clue what they were doing and had to call Albany NY to figure out how to do the switch.

Oh no! I'm so sorry you had a bad experience! The guy was telling me that they have to know a lot of immigration stuff. Syracuse is so close to the border that I'm sure they get this a lot. I'm glad yours eventually worked out for you though!