Hi. We live in Maryland too! Unfortunately there was no way around it. My husband just waited until he got his work permit(ead) and then got his license. My husband got here June 2021 and his ead in May 2022. Ppl He got his license in Sept 2022 and the expiration is his birthday 2031.
You can submit your passport to get a itin to have a non federally compliant maryland driver’s license but it wasnt worth it for us cause then he’d be without any ID and we need it for bars, lounges etc