NC license while in AOS pending

[apalachidoremi 10]

Hi Guys!

 

Any experiences esp. from NC if it is possible to get a driving license while AOS is in the works? Am still waiting for EAD approval at this time.

 

Also, how many days does it usually take before one receives a notification from USCIS? They received my file 4days ago but haven't heard since.

 

 

 

Appreciate any thoughts on this!

 

[apalachidoremi 10]

[TBoneTX 45,375]

Have you tried a Google search, or looked for fairly recent previous posts on VJ?

[Umka36 781]

Have you checked the NC DMV website?

 

https://www.ncdot.gov/dmv/driver/license/#documents

 

[AK_2014 113]

Sorry, can't help with your specific question -- my wife adjusted from F-1 in NC so she already had a license there during AoS.

 

But in case you're wondering, I can confirm that in the almost 10 years she lived there, they were always sticklers about pegging the license expiration date to the expiration date of the immigration document (license needed to be renewed every year on the F-1, and then it was good for (almost) 2 years on the conditional green card).

[apalachidoremi 10]

Thanks for the input guys, appreciate it

 

There was a couple of posts related to this topic but none from NC, I figured laws differ from state to state so I just called DMV up, they told me they needed proof of my lawful stay currently, so I guess best bet would be to wait for EAD or AOS approval.

[Jessica V.A. 3]

I came on a K1 visa and NC DMV said they will give me a state id or a driver's license only up til the expiration of my I-94. I chose not to push thru with the application and wait for my EAD card then I'll come back to DMV.

[apalachidoremi 10]

that is what I'm leaning on doing too.. thanks Jessica V.A.

[alexandaaron 13]

Hey! We're also in Durham.

 

We filed for AOS last week, took ~6 days to get a text message from USCIS (at 12:20 am). Haven't gotten the i-797 yet, but will go and try for a license when we do, as the 797 is listed on the acceptable forms for NC. Will let you know how it goes!

[apalachidoremi 10]

On ‎2‎/‎6‎/‎2017 at 9:46 AM, alexandaaron said:

Hey! We're also in Durham.

 

We filed for AOS last week, took ~6 days to get a text message from USCIS (at 12:20 am). Haven't gotten the i-797 yet, but will go and try for a license when we do, as the 797 is listed on the acceptable forms for NC. Will let you know how it goes!

Thanks for the headsup @alexandaaron - I already received my NOA1 a week after I received the text message from USCIS so all in all I'd say it took 2 weeks from the time I filed the AOS. Next wait is for the biometrics appointment letter I guess.

 

Did try to have a STATE ID with my NOA1 but the DMV officer told me to hang on to it for the moment as they'd like the approval notice of I-765 to accept my application. Hope you have success though.

 

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

8 hours ago, apalachidoremi said:

Thanks for the headsup @alexandaaron - I already received my NOA1 a week after I received the text message from USCIS so all in all I'd say it took 2 weeks from the time I filed the AOS. Next wait is for the biometrics appointment letter I guess.

 

Did try to have a STATE ID with my NOA1 but the DMV officer told me to hang on to it for the moment as they'd like the approval notice of I-765 to accept my application. Hope you have success though.

 

Ask them if they can run your unexpired foreign passport as the document of choice in their list and have them scan in all relevant pages of it, your expired or unexpired i-94, marriage license if you're the female and changing name, SSC and NOA1. I'm not from NC but I was in your situation in Texas, with the i-797 being on the website. I didn't expect it to go through cause I had been told I had to wait for the EAD from ppl here on VJ, other websites and by a lady at the dmv. I got the letter a week later that "lawful presence is verified". Went back did my tests and got my license. I don't have a "date" on any document and my i-94 was expired. The dmv gave me 1 year on the license. I have seen the same for VJ'ers in some other states but I'm not sure if NC was one of them. They all verify against the same federal database... so imo it's worth a shot if they'll agree to run your papers.

I just got my license today  Good luck to you!

[apalachidoremi 10]

22 hours ago, Suss&Camm said:

Ask them if they can run your unexpired foreign passport as the document of choice in their list and have them scan in all relevant pages of it, your expired or unexpired i-94, marriage license if you're the female and changing name, SSC and NOA1. I'm not from NC but I was in your situation in Texas, with the i-797 being on the website. I didn't expect it to go through cause I had been told I had to wait for the EAD from ppl here on VJ, other websites and by a lady at the dmv. I got the letter a week later that "lawful presence is verified". Went back did my tests and got my license. I don't have a "date" on any document and my i-94 was expired. The dmv gave me 1 year on the license. I have seen the same for VJ'ers in some other states but I'm not sure if NC was one of them. They all verify against the same federal database... so imo it's worth a shot if they'll agree to run your papers.

I just got my license today  Good luck to you!

Appreciate the suggestion!

apparently they looked unsure of whether or not my unexpired passport, expired I94 and NOA1 were acceptable documents at the time-they kept on referring my papers to one another saying my stamp was already invalid as it expired 01/24. Might try in a different DMV location instead. I guess I did not want to risk arguing with them lol

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

1 hour ago, apalachidoremi said:

Appreciate the suggestion!

apparently they looked unsure of whether or not my unexpired passport, expired I94 and NOA1 were acceptable documents at the time-they kept on referring my papers to one another saying my stamp was already invalid as it expired 01/24. Might try in a different DMV location instead. I guess I did not want to risk arguing with them lol

yea they were unsure at my dmv too... lol 

you can ask them to please run it without trying to argue I think though  
 

[Martha R 59]

On 2/6/2017 at 8:46 AM, alexandaaron said:

Hey! We're also in Durham.

 

We filed for AOS last week, took ~6 days to get a text message from USCIS (at 12:20 am). Haven't gotten the i-797 yet, but will go and try for a license when we do, as the 797 is listed on the acceptable forms for NC. Will let you know how it goes!

Were you able to get the driver license with just the notice of action?