The Department of Motor Vehicles says that because we have filed to adjust status they will need her K-1 visa and I-797, not an I-797C, in order to issue her a license or ID card.
I'm confused about which one I'll be getting in the mail soon.
Oddly, the DMV tells me that ordinarily a K-1 visa and valid unexpired I-94 are sufficient to get a state ID card. But once you apply to adjust status, the K-1 and I-94 are no longer good enough to get a license, and you need an I-797 even if your K-1 visa and I-94 haven't expired.
They say that when DHS tells them the green card application is pending, they then reject requests for ID cards that a K-1 visa holder with proof of residence could otherwise get.
So I guess that after missing the deadline for getting her a SSN I should have applied for state ID card before adjusting status?