Should I renew my driver license or wait till I get green card? ( I have interview date notice already)

[kitkatlover 1]

So I'm an F1 student, my I-20 expires at the end of the year when I graduate. Also worth to mention I just moved from Texas to Virginia so I guess by law I should change my DL asap. I have an EAD and I know I can renew my driver license now. I also just got my interview date notice in the mail for the first week of January (Interview will be in Virginia). So I wonder is it better to wait to renew my driver license with a green card? On my current DL it says limit-term so I wonder with a green card will my DL  be valid for a longer term?

 

Another things I am considering is, when will I get my new DL in the mail during this holiday season? Will it be in time before my interview? I need a government photo ID for the interview appointment so what would happen if I were still waiting on the new DL?

 

Another thing worth to mention is my DMV appointment is tomorrow (I had to wait for 2 months for this appointment). I just got the interview notice letter yesterday so this all came short notice!

 

Edited December 13, 2020 by kitkatlover

[Chancy 6,241]

4 minutes ago, kitkatlover said:

I need a government photo ID so what would happen if I were still waiting on the new DL?

 

Bring your passport.  Government-issued ID doesn't have to be from the US government.

 

[Loren Y 2,755]

If possible your best bet is to wait for your green card. If you renew now, it will be based on your EAD card expiration date, and say limited term again, and then you will have to pay again for a updated one after you get your green card. Wait for your green card would be the best option to do it once and be done for 4-8 years depending on the state rules. In Nevada I can go 8 years, and my wife got hers renewed when she got Green card and hers was good for 8 years, and didn't say limited term license any more. 

With covid-19, one of the good things is there are all sorts of extension and you exceptions for renewal and issue of new and renew license. I am sure you have a extension letter you can print to carry with you if you wanted, but I can assure you that police are not enforcing license plate, or driver's license expiration dates because of the nightmare it is to renew and replace. Just wait for your green card, you will be fine I'm sure, and like the other poster said, use your passport for the interview, and you can bring your state license also just in case, but they are pretty lax with the requirements just about everywhere.