New York State: Driving License Expiry Date Question

[Yaztalksalot 127]

Hi There, 

 

Hopefully this is the right forum to post this in. Hoping someone can shed some light on this situation for me. 

 

I entered the USA on a K1 visa, and got married in September. AOS/EAD/AP was filed on 28th September 2017 and they received on the 1st of October. I have since received my EAD/AP and recently passed my NYS permit test and received the card in the mail. 

 

I noticed my driver's permit is only valid for a year, which I am assuming is because my  EAD is only valid for a year. I am sitting my road test soon and I'm assuming my actual license will also have the same expiry date.

 

My question is , once I've got my green card , do I just need to go back to the DMV to get them to change the expiry date to a normal time period , rather than the 12 months .. hope that makes sense... just looking to get some clarity on what to do. 

 

Thank you

Yaz XOXO.

Edited January 19, 2018 by Yaztalksalot
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[MiraW 58]

I'm from Boston, but my experience might be useful. 

So your driver's license expiration date will reflect the expiration date on your green card. It sounds like you'll be receiving a 2 year conditional green card, so once you get that, you go back to the DMV, and you will get a driver's license with the same expiration date on your green card. And once you remove your condition and receive a 10 year green card, you can go back to DMV to get a new license. This is what they do in Massachusetts, some states will issue you a standard (8 years or something) driver's license, but put a restriction on the back of the card, and specify the date of your green card expires.

 

Now, you only have a driver's permit, so that could be the reason why it's valid only for one year. A permit is usually valid for 1-2 years since technically it's for "learners". Anyway, once you pass your road test, you'll get your drivers license, and if it's only valid for one year, you go back to update it when you receive your green card. 

Edited January 19, 2018 by MiraW

[Yaztalksalot 127]

2 minutes ago, MiraW said:

I'm from Boston, but my experience might be useful. 

So your driver's license expiration date will reflect the expiration date on your green card. It sounds like you'll be receiving a 2 year conditional green card, so once you get that, you go back to the DMV, and you will get a driver's license with the same expiration date on your green card. And once you remove your condition and receive a 10 year green card, you can go back to DMV to get a new license. This is what they do in Massachusetts, some states will issue you a standard (8 years or something) driver's license, but put a restriction on the back of the card, and specify the date of your green card expires.

 

Now, you only have a driver's permit, so that could be the reason why it's valid only for one year. A permit is usually valid for 1-2 years since technically it's for "learners". Anyway, once you pass your road test, you'll get your drivers license, and if it's only valid for one year, you go back to update it when you receive your green card. 

Thank you so much , that makes sense! It says on the front of my permit (Temporary visitor and the one year expiry date). So yup, I will just put it on the back burner then until I receive my green card!! Just wasn't sure if I'd done something wrong when giving her my paperwork or if it was normal for everyone to go through the same sort of expiry process! At least I know what to do for the next couple of years now, really appreciate your detailed response, thank you again! Have a good weekend!

[MiraW 58]

2 minutes ago, Yaztalksalot said:

Thank you so much , that makes sense! It says on the front of my permit (Temporary visitor and the one year expiry date). So yup, I will just put it on the back burner then until I receive my green card!! Just wasn't sure if I'd done something wrong when giving her my paperwork or if it was normal for everyone to go through the same sort of expiry process! At least I know what to do for the next couple of years now, really appreciate your detailed response, thank you again! Have a good weekend!

Yep! I got that "temporary visitor" statement on my license too (funny I got my permit in NYC actually). It's totally normal. Good luck on your road test. 

[Avsiws 4]

So, whoever I talked to at DMV can't answer my question (!!!)... so I thought I'd ask here...

I got my NYS license in May/17 based off my AOS paperwork and I just remembered that my TEMP VISITOR expires in May/18!

I got EAD/AP in Oct/17. If I go back to DMV and show them my EAD, will my renewed/changed license expire Oct/18?

And then once I get my GC, I'll have to go back AGAIN and get it renewed/changed to a new date that's dependent on my GC date (which will be a 2 year conditional), correct?

 

Is it really that important to get the TEMP VISITOR date updated since the actual license doesn't expire until Mar/22?

Why oh whyyyyy is this so complicated!