yuna628

I do not care very much, but I think there is largely not a lot that is being made known about the very actually good reasons for this strike. While we typically think of actors as mega millionaires, many are not rich at all, and many do not actually get into the 'exclusive club' in which they are able to have health insurance and other benefits which includes pay raises. Some of course are just small time actors, bit part actors, extras etc. I am aware of some very big franchises in which very well known actors actually don't make very much for it to this day. Disney and other entities have had a habit of even not paying authors and screenwriters just amounts for their work. Voice actors also suffer from the same problems in the industry. The big sticking point for the guild is really AI and ownership in perpetuity for their bodies and voices. Studios which to reserve the right to scan and own them for the rest of their lives to be used in any production at any time, and they will not be paid for it. One studio could even sell them to another studio. Over the past couple of years, studios have attempted to sneak such clauses into contracts, even for temporary background actors. Still using Disney as an example here, whenever 'Darth Vader' appears on screen now, it is not James Earl Jones that we hear or is making money from his voice being used.... because it is no longer his voice. Jones signed a contract (and I have no idea as to his lucidity at the time) that says Disney owns him forever. Any lines that he has said in the past, are scanned and recreated and created as new by AI. A savvy listener might be able to tell the difference, but the average viewer may not. In more recent shows, Disney essentially brought back 'young' Luke Skywalker. Was Hamill paid his fair share? No. Hamill had his lines analyzed by an AI to make his voice younger, and Disney hired a youtuber that was experienced in making deepfakes act out Hamill on screen. This deepfake tech by a 'novice' worked even better than Disney's previous first professional attempt. Actors that are long dead I will assume may also be fair game.

I'm not sure that congealed oil slices being easier to open is good news. Give me a knife and a block of cheese any day, rather than that junk. Us poor people in the 80s had Reagan cheese, also unhealthy but for some reason still tasted better than Kraft.

VA has nothing to do with MD. Different states and different rules. I need to re-stress something here as a lifelong MD resident that assisted my husband through the process: 1) For people that move to MD you have 60 days to get a MD license. 2) However, K1 is in an unusual spot, because once you file for AOS you are in a period of authorized stay but do not have documentation that the state of MD requires for a license. This is why any license that is issued on the basis of a K1 alone will expire at the time the visa does. It is only temporary. 3) You cannot obtain a further temporary license from MD until you have an EAD. It will only be valid as long as the EAD is. And you will need to renew it once again when you have a green card. It will be your full license then. 4) An IDP really is not useful in this scenario. It can help to translate a non-English language license into English for authorities, but it does not actually provide you a legally valid license with which you can drive with. You are not a visitor so you can no longer drive on your foreign license, you are a resident because you moved here but you do not have the full documentation/burden of proof the state requires. You could obtain one to honor the 60 day requirement that MD has if the federal government could provide an EAD in a timely manner. Unfortunately this will not happen. Neither the state or the feds care about that. It used to be people would receive an EAD in a timely manner, so obtaining a license more promptly was not a problem back then. 5) Insurance being expensive is normal. It is because for insurance purposes you are considered a first time driver. There is nothing you can do about that until you get your first proper license and get through a year or two. 6) You are not undocumented (aka an illegal immigrant) so you should not want to misrepresent yourself to an agency stating you are just to obtain a license. You must wait until you can properly file for a new license. 7) Do not expect that an officer would understand all of this if you attempted to drive without a valid MD license and you are not a visitor.

Driving licenses are controlled by state laws which can be as unique as the states themselves. As a general rule obtaining a state license must be done in the timeframe you become ''a resident". So what does that mean? Does it mean when the federal government considers you an LPR? No. It just means when you officially start 'living' within a given state. But how does a state define that? You're going to find numerous conflicting opinions. Some states give you a couple of months, some give you a month or less. You are not a visitor on an ESTA, so those rules do not apply. Once the K1 period of stay is done and you are moved into the state? It's anyone's guess, and how much of a risk do you want to take? My husband has been accustomed to driving in this country as a visitor for many years, but any license issued by the state while the K1 is still valid is only going to be extremely temporary. A IDP is only a translation document and not really useful for this scenario. Once you are on your AOS NOA1, the state really doesn't understand that. But they will understand EADs and green cards. So the next best opportunity is when you show up to the DMV with an EAD and whatever other requirements they want (our state always wants a name on some official documents or pieces of mail so make sure you get that in order beforehand). For MD it was simple, and he could bypass lengthy course hours if he just completed the tests and thankfully even our small town DMV knew what to do with an immigrant with an EAD (because some won't).

My husband did not apply for his license until he had an EAD to avoid the issue you're experiencing. I did not see the point of it. Once you have that, assuming you have an SSN, and your name on some joint documents, you'll be good to go. Update it again once you get your green card. I do not advocate for a non-compliant license as you are not undocumented by any means. You are simply not documented enough in the way the state assumes. It used to be you could argue your status with an NOA1, passport, and I94. You will not get the MD-DMV to understand the finer nuances of immigration. It's one of the drawbacks on a K1. Hopefully you can have some alternate transport until you're good. Back then it still took a while to get the EAD, and I'm assuming it's taking even longer now unfortunately.