Advice on DHS inconsistency in SSA and Mass RMV appointments?

[suspensive 0]

May I ask for advice on some strange occurrence regarding my Social Security Administration (SSA) and Massachusetts RMV appointments? Yesterday, I went to both offices; the SSA because I needed a replacement social security card (my original one got lost), and the RMV to apply for a Mass. ID. 

 

For context, I have an invalidated STEM-OPT (invalid as I started a new program on F-1 status in August 2022) that expires on 06/06/24, but I thought that this would be completely immaterial to my current applications as I am on active F-1 status with a valid I-20. (Note though that my F-1 visa stamp is expired since June 2022 but I maintained continuous legal status.) Both the SSA and RMV, however, queried my information (I showed them my passport, original F-1 stamp, and I-94) via the DHS SAVE system, where my EAD then showed up with an expiration date of 06/06/24. 

 

Based on this system response, the SSA office asked me for my EAD, which I showed and he said he can issue my card based on this. I clarified my whole situation with the SSA officer (and showed all I-20 forms) but he said that from the SSA's perspective I'm all set. The Mass. RMV office, however, has a rule that "lawful presence" documents need to be valid for at least 30 days from the date of application, so they rejected my application based on the EAD information. I told the officer about my whole situation, and I was told to retry the application after the EAD expiry date of 06/06/2024. 

 

What's most unusual is that the RMV issued a denial notice with a line that says "Your authorized stay in the United States ends on 6/6/2024." So my main worry is whether this implies anything on the end of USCIS/DHS, such that, would I be in any sort of trouble by staying in the U.S. continuously after 6/6/2024, when in fact I am in valid F-1 status with an active I-20? Is there anything I'd need to do to notify USCIS/DHS about my change in status back to F-1, or is this completely handled through SEVIS?

[Lemonslice 4,808]

RMV should word it differently, something like:

"Evidence you presented make us believe that your authorized stay in the United States ends on 6/6/2024."

 

RMV isn't the (best) place to get immigration status/information.  

 

You might want to try again in June, but you probably will have to find documents explicitly showing the details of your authorized stay/refer to their website to see what they'll accept.

 

Also, hi neighbour.  My first dealing with the RMV nearly had me packing my boxes and return home.  Other visits were surprisingly smooth.

[suspensive 0]

I’m very confused because I presented my I-94 and my current program I-20. I was previously on STEM OPT status but started another F-1 program. But when my I-94 was queried on SAVE, my old STEM OPT I-766 (unexpired but invalidated due to starting a new student program) showed up. I presented my I-20 forms but the RMV said they couldn’t do anything until past the expiry date of the current document, but they couldn’t issue me a card either as the document expires soon.