Renewing my driver's license

[foxyvegan 0]

Hi all. My green card and driver's license both expire on the same day (On Jan. 28th). Do you know if I can renew my driver's license with the receipt they sent me extending my green card for a year??? thanks for any replies.

[Lona.C. 16]

Hi all. My green card and driver's license both expire on the same day (On Jan. 28th). Do you know if I can renew my driver's license with the receipt they sent me extending my green card for a year??? thanks for any replies.

I dont see a reason why not as the NOA 1 is a 1 year extention for your GC

[v333k 59]

Hi all. My green card and driver's license both expire on the same day (On Jan. 28th). Do you know if I can renew my driver's license with the receipt they sent me extending my green card for a year??? thanks for any replies.

DMV or SOS should accept the NOA as a proof of legal residence. However, I would get familiar with their manual which should be found online and see the accepted forms and documents for proof of residence or legal presence in the US then go to the DMV. It will allow you to talk to them intelligibly and sometimes they are not very familiar with their laws, and could give you the wrong answer. Therefore, you can print that page out and show them if they get too stubborn that their manual says you can renew.

My state is the same way and they require 6 months of proving I am a lawful resident, but I checked their manual and it states that a NOA is sufficient. I printed that page before going there and everything went smoothly!

I hope I am clear, if not, let me know and I can clarify.

Oh, I just checked your MT Driver License Manual and they say that I-551 stamp will be official, but nothing about the NOA.

Page 88

http://www.doj.mt.gov/driving/forms/25-1500.pdf

Technically, a GC with NOA extension means it is not expired. You can try and see what that means. Maybe you should find an explanation from the USCIS website how the NOA works and the effect of it and print that as well and take it with you to the DMV/SOS.

Hope this helps!

[Rosie74 0]

I will have the same problem in a few months.. but I was told that CA DMV accepts the NOA1 as proof of extension

Every state is different though.. so let us know how it goes!

Edited January 25, 2010 by Rosie74

[foxyvegan 0]

Thank you so much for the help. I really appreciate it. I'll give them a call tomorrow and see what happens.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

You should, but unfortunately the DMV employs many people with very small brain capacity, similar to those of monkeys. They function pretty much like drones, so when they encounter a document they haven't seen before, they shake their heads.

What that means to you is that you have to know what might happen once you hand over the expired GC and the NOA1. Be prepared for a DMV employee to look at you like a fish trying to look through a bubble, and telling you what you have is not sufficient. You need to be prepared and have your response ready; ask to speak to the head of the Department as those guys usually are a notch smarter and understand sentences like "extended one year."

Good luck.

[Oban 1]

You should, but unfortunately the DMV employs many people with very small brain capacity, similar to those of monkeys. They function pretty much like drones, so when they encounter a document they haven't seen before, they shake their heads.

What that means to you is that you have to know what might happen once you hand over the expired GC and the NOA1. Be prepared for a DMV employee to look at you like a fish trying to look through a bubble, and telling you what you have is not sufficient. You need to be prepared and have your response ready; ask to speak to the head of the Department as those guys usually are a notch smarter and understand sentences like "extended one year."

Good luck.

ROFL! LMAO!!!

You could not have said it any better!