NJ Driver's License awaiting K1 AOS

[EmptySeats 49]

28 minutes ago, George & Roth said:

Hi @EmptySeats I am the one who made that thread in 2018 and was able to successfully help my wife get her NJ driving license. We had a similar experience that the response would vary depending on the staff member you were able to speak with. We would get one answer on the phone and another at an MVC location. We would call again and get a different answer and head to a different MVC location for some other response.  

 

When she was approved she had the expired I-94 so they used the NOA 1 she received for the conditional green card. 

 

Note that a different location suggested we could not use the NOA 1 and needed EAD. I debated even applying for EAD as she wouldn't be working right away and rather watching our young children. Either way, as you said one of the locations did accept her NOA 1.  Vision test, written test yes. No driving test for her required. She is Cambodian so I think it varies by country of citizenship. 

 

We are dreading her driving license expiring in February and dealing with MVC again, I am about to apply the I-751 in middle of December. Especially as the lines seem to be insane now. 

 

As I see it you have two courses of action:

1) Continue to visit locations and hope you receive an answer you like. You run a significant risk of getting nowhere and wasting many hours of time

2) Wait until you get EAD

 

 

Thanks George!

 

I think there is a third option, for both you and us. On January 1, the whole I-94 issue disappears and immigration status will not longer be used to issue drivers licenses - to my understanding. New Jersey's bill looks like it does need the social security number or tax id number - which angers immigration activists, rightfully, as that excludes most undocumented folks - but for our situations, it does solve the K1 problem in NJ as it relates to IDs and licenses. Note: Those awaiting AOS will not be able to get one of those new "real IDs" but the current ID will suffice for most purposes, and most importantly it lets you drive.

[George & Roth 1,485]

On 11/24/2020 at 9:56 AM, EmptySeats said:

Thanks George!

 

I think there is a third option, for both you and us. On January 1, the whole I-94 issue disappears and immigration status will not longer be used to issue drivers licenses - to my understanding. New Jersey's bill looks like it does need the social security number or tax id number - which angers immigration activists, rightfully, as that excludes most undocumented folks - but for our situations, it does solve the K1 problem in NJ as it relates to IDs and licenses. Note: Those awaiting AOS will not be able to get one of those new "real IDs" but the current ID will suffice for most purposes, and most importantly it lets you drive.

Of course they canceled that bill in NJ that would have helped us. Her license was expired a couple weeks but we received the NOA1 and I contacted the assembly representatives from my county in NJ who helped me schedule an appointment with MVC right away to get it renewed.