car insurance --> california driver's license

[pichusboy 0]

Hello again,

Believe me, I am not obssesed with insurance. Even though moving to the US from a pseudo-socialist country like Italy scares me a little.

I will need to buy a car after I arrive, It will be one of the first things I have to do because my father is planning on coming to my wedding and staying in the US, travelling and etc. for a good while before and after the wedding. He told my fiancé and I that if we buy another car (my fiancé has a car that she uses all the time to go to work) and let him use it for the amount of time he is inthe US, he would give us the approx 1200$ he would have to spend on car rent. Therefore it would be nice to take advantage of thise discount.

Now, the new and old cars (they are actually both going to be old but that is another point.) would be owned by my fiancé, I need to know whether car insurance can cover me and if I can get a california driver's license before I get married, simply with my SSN.

Thank you so much.

Ciao

[pichusboy 0]

Ok, to make things a little simpler I need to know when I can get a California driver's license. What are the requirement?

Thanks.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

In California, it's a Driver License. A person's Driver License, a woman's Driver License, a resident's Driver License, or a driver's Driver License, but the name of the document is Driver License, so please imprint this into your brain. If you ever forget this, one look at the document will confirm: it's a Driver License.

The California DMV just redesigned their Web site and now it's finally easier to understand. Here's the link:

http://dmv.ca.gov/dl/dl.htm

You will at the very least need your EAD card before you can get a Driver License in the Golden State. A NOA stating that your AoS petition is approved will work as well, and of course your passport with the I-551 stamp is a winner in any case. Since you are arriving with a K-1, you'll need to get married and file for AoS, at which time you'll also apply for an EAD via form I-765. About . . . um . . . 10 weeks later you should receive the EAD card in the mail. Until then, drive with your Italian license.

[nylonmac 10]

Calling it a Driver's License will get you laughed out of the DMV and banned from ever applying for a Driver License.

[Ippsy Pippsy 31]

Well, this American living in California doesn't think the phrase "driver's license" is so bizarre... At least this is the first time I've seen someone laugh at it.