NY Drivers license - Please any help!

[cshell 0]

My husband needed to get the required "6 points" of proof of identity in NY before going to DMV and taking the written test for his driver's permit. This included his passport with visa and I-94, marriage certificate and SS#. He did that on Fri passed and received his interim learner's permit good only til July 3, 2007 - the day his I-94 expires. So it is good for only 9 more days. Yesterday he took the required 5 hour class and we scheduled his road test but the soonest isn't until July 20th. So I imagine that he will be unable to take it. In the mail tomorrow I am sending out AOS, EAD and AP for the K-1. Yesterday we opened up a joint bank acct. His health insurance card should be arriving in the mail any day now. I say this at the "6 points" can also be met with the marriage certificate, SS#, bank statement and health insurance card. Has anyone lost their permit/license to drive in NY when the I-94 expired? When were you able to reapply? Did they accept 6 points that didn't include the visa/I-94? I am unsure what to do next but know that I have only 6 business days to settle things. Anyone with any experience regarding this - it would be a big help.

cshell

[chris4336 3]

We went to the DMV with my husbands passport, valid I-94, marriage certificate, and SS card. He was able to get an ID card that did not expire for one year. We did have to throw a fit and talk with a supervisor, who I think looked it up on the computer and read that with the K-1 visa and marriage certificate he could get a photo ID card good for one year. I'm assuming the same would be true for a learners permit, etc, he just did not take the test. Maybe you can go back and ask to speak with a supervisor, or try another DMV. Unfortunetly there does not seem to be any hard and fast rules about this.

Christina

[JamalNTam 1]

In some state you can get a DL with the NOA1 for the AOS as well as the proof pf IDs. In Arizona my license is valid until my I-94 expires and all I need to do is bring my NOA1 for AOS and they will extend it for a year, or until my greencard is received.

[lostinblue 1,989]

My husband needed to get the required "6 points" of proof of identity in NY before going to DMV and taking the written test for his driver's permit. This included his passport with visa and I-94, marriage certificate and SS#. He did that on Fri passed and received his interim learner's permit good only til July 3, 2007 - the day his I-94 expires. So it is good for only 9 more days. Yesterday he took the required 5 hour class and we scheduled his road test but the soonest isn't until July 20th. So I imagine that he will be unable to take it. In the mail tomorrow I am sending out AOS, EAD and AP for the K-1. Yesterday we opened up a joint bank acct. His health insurance card should be arriving in the mail any day now. I say this at the "6 points" can also be met with the marriage certificate, SS#, bank statement and health insurance card. Has anyone lost their permit/license to drive in NY when the I-94 expired? When were you able to reapply? Did they accept 6 points that didn't include the visa/I-94? I am unsure what to do next but know that I have only 6 business days to settle things. Anyone with any experience regarding this - it would be a big help.

cshell

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[bora bora 1]

I don't live in NY anymore so I can't say for that state...

however, like Tammy said - in some states they'll give you your DL by showing your NOA for the AOS.

My husband was able to do that in FL - and it's valid for one year.

Not too bad.

Try that.

Forget the I-94.

[cshell 0]

Well folks,

I appreciate the info. I will give you an update after I go to dmv tomorrow. When looking over the dmv site now that my husband has the interim permit it is equal to "2 points" and doesn't need to show "proof of birth" which had been the visa/I-94. So I will go to a different office and try to extend it with "6 points" not including the visa.

[bora bora 1]

Well folks,

I appreciate the info. I will give you an update after I go to dmv tomorrow. When looking over the dmv site now that my husband has the interim permit it is equal to "2 points" and doesn't need to show "proof of birth" which had been the visa/I-94. So I will go to a different office and try to extend it with "6 points" not including the visa.

Let us know how it goes please.

[mawilson 2,133]

When I got my NY driver's license, it had 2 expiration dates - the license and the

"temporary status".

The license itself was valid for 5 years, while the temporary status was only good

for a year or so.

I imagine that for as long as the license is valid, you can take the test and drive;

immigration status is a different matter.

[cshell 0]

Update!! Well I have great news! My husband got his interim permit extended by 1 year from today. The one that he received on Fri had temporary visitor until 7/3/07 which meant that he wouldn't of been able to take the road test on 7/26/07 that he was scheduled for. When reviewing the dmv web site last nite I realized that he had:

foreign passport w/visa and I-94 (3 pts) also proof of DOB

SS card (2 pts)

marriage certificate (2pts)

bank statement (1 pt)

interim drivers license or computer generated learner permit (2 pts)

So I saw this on dmv:

Learner Permit

- get a duplicate

- change your information

Do you have a NYS learner permit that is valid or expired less than two years - Yes

Is proof of birth required - No (unless you apply for a correction to your date of birth)

Is social security card required? No (unless you did not provide the DMV with a SSN in the past. (Read Note 2.)

What is needed: Six points of proof of identity. To change your name, you must also provide proof of your new name (a marriage or divorce document, a court-issued name change document) or six points of proof of identity that shows your new name. Read the list of acceptable documents.

So my thought was that I needed to show the passport/visa for picture ID but had 6 other points of which to extend the date.

When I got to dmv the supervisor who is usually in was out today. When I spoke to the fill in supervisor I played dumb and said, I see here on the permit that my husband's permit says that it expires on 7/3/07 does that mean that he can take his driving test on the 26th? She said no he can't. I asked can you move up the driving test? Then she looked at the document more closely and said You just got this last week? I said yes, my husband is here on a k-1 and we just got married and the I-94 expires on 7/3/07 but I have the marriage certificate here (showed it to her) and he is now here legally - She asked - Are filing for adjustment? Yes. Then I preceeded to show her the passport/visa, I-94, SS# and bank statement. She took the marriage certificate and other documents and walked away and came back with a xerox of the marriage certificate and a piece of paper that she was reading off of that had info to do with the K-1. Then she is filling out paperwork and asks us to do the same. At this point I do not know how she is assisting us but I see that it is in a positive direction. So when she is done I ask - and she says that she extended the permit from one year from today. Oh great I say but inside I am shouting joy because based on other treads here at visa journey I don't know if I got lucky or if she did things according to NY dmv law.

So it appeared as though she changed things based upon the above. Change to permit, proof of DOB not needed as I had the interim permit, picture ID - for us was the passport/visa that hasn't expired yet (so if anyone out there already has a non drivers license ID or a picture ID learners permit that is even better as it does show a visa about to expire) and then 6 other points and remember that the interim permit that we got on Fri was good for 2 pts.

So driving test here we come!! - I hope this is helpful!

cshell