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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Nicaragua
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So, my fiance is here on the K-1 visa, and we have not gotten married yet. He went to the driver's license office and got his license today. However, they gave him an expiration date of the day his k-1 visa expires. What do I do so that he can keep on driving? He is legal here while his aos papers are in process? Do I need to take in some sort of proof? If so, what?

Met: 09/14/2013

Started Dating: 02/09/2014

Began Long Distance Relationship: 02/13/2014

I moved to Costa Rica: 01/15/2015

My parents visited and he proposed: 06/29/2016

Packet Sent: 07/01/2016

NOA1: 07/05/2016

NOA2: 08/25/2016

NVC Tracking number: 09/12/2016

Medical: 09/28/2016

Interview: 10/11/2016

POE: 10/28/2016

Wedding: 1/6/17 !!!!!

AOS and EAD Packet Sent: 1/18/17

NOA1: 1/23/17

Bio Appointment: 2/27/17

 
 
 
 
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He will need EAD or green card to renew the driver license.

Edited by Merrytooth

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You can normally drive until your I-94 expires and then you have to wait until you have your EAD/AP combo card in hand, take that, passport and some recent mail to the DMV and he'll be good to go to take his test.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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The hard part is over since he already got his DL. Renewing it after getting the EAD should be easier as you shouldn't need to prove state residency again. Katya went through the same thing with her DL Learner's Permit expiring with the I94, but it gave us time to get a lot of practice in. Once we got the EAD, we renewed the Learner's Permit and a few months later with her GC she got her full DL after the road test. I was under the impression that we would have to renew it again in two years, but the expiration date on her DL is the full four years.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Nicaragua
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Thanks! So, we need to wait for the work permit to come in? They told us that we would not need to repeat the tests. She simply said that we needed another piece of paper that said he was legal here after Januarty 25th.

Met: 09/14/2013

Started Dating: 02/09/2014

Began Long Distance Relationship: 02/13/2014

I moved to Costa Rica: 01/15/2015

My parents visited and he proposed: 06/29/2016

Packet Sent: 07/01/2016

NOA1: 07/05/2016

NOA2: 08/25/2016

NVC Tracking number: 09/12/2016

Medical: 09/28/2016

Interview: 10/11/2016

POE: 10/28/2016

Wedding: 1/6/17 !!!!!

AOS and EAD Packet Sent: 1/18/17

NOA1: 1/23/17

Bio Appointment: 2/27/17

 
 
 
 
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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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Thanks! So, we need to wait for the work permit to come in? They told us that we would not need to repeat the tests. She simply said that we needed another piece of paper that said he was legal here after Januarty 25th.

That's true - he won't need to take his test again. As I understood he has already gotten his driver license, right?.. This is what i did too - got my DL, well, "DL #1" :) right after arrival on K1 visa. And it had the same expiration date as my I-94. The DL was updated after I received my EAD (driver license #2 ). The only test I took during renewal of my DL was vision test. That's it.
He will need just to RENEW the license when his EAD is in hands.
Good luck!
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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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In some states (such as Georgia), the NOA (I-797C) from the AOS is taken into consideration for a one-time extension of 120 days on the license, which you would then again further renew when you get the EAD/AP combo card, helping prevent any gaps of time where you cannot drive.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Denmark
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In some states (such as Georgia), the NOA (I-797C) from the AOS is taken into consideration for a one-time extension of 120 days on the license, which you would then again further renew when you get the EAD/AP combo card, helping prevent any gaps of time where you cannot drive.

Yes, but since it's a one time in life it can give problems to use it that early if people need it between GC and ROC. Just saw one with problems with this last time I was at the DMV.

In some states (such as Georgia), the NOA (I-797C) from the AOS is taken into consideration for a one-time extension of 120 days on the license, which you would then again further renew when you get the EAD/AP combo card, helping prevent any gaps of time where you cannot drive.

Yes, but since it's a one time in life it can give problems to use it that early if people need it between GC and ROC. Just saw one with problems with this last time I was at the DMV.

 

 

 

 

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