ID and health insurance before AOS

[juand25 2]

My wife's I-94 will be expiring in the next week. We have not filed for the AOS yet since I did not have a job for the past couple of months and don't have the proof of income needed for the affidavit of support. However, in June, I will be starting a job with great pay and benefits.

We were not able to get my wife a state ID (Illinois), but we did get her a social security card. We went to the DMV a couple weeks ago and they told us since her visa was expiring in 3 weeks, she was not eligible to receive an ID. They even told us that she had to leave the country when her visa expired, which I do not believe is the case.

My first question is about the ID. Should she actually be eligible for one? If so, is there any documents I can show to the DMV to prove this?

My second question is about health benefits once I start my new job. Since her visa will be expired and we haven't completed the AOS, will she be eligible to be on my healthcare benefits at my new job?

your wife will be out of Status but by being married to a US citizen the overstay will be forgiven. as long as it is a real marriage you have nothing to worry about. We went last week and the interview was so easy and nice.

by the way DMV is way more scary , went today and i felt like i was being asked by immigration, she is like so you had an id over 10 years, what have u been doing all these years, i almost said none of your business, but just said i always had my work permit.. then they asked this lady "are you here ilegally?" like really loud in front of everyone..

def immigration are way nicer than DMV.