Driver license

[Phunky38927 24]

Hello y’all,

I am curious after my fiancé comes and we get married. After filing for AOS can he get a drivers license or does he have to wait til AOS is approved?

thank you

[geowrian 22,335]

Depends on the state. DLs and state IDs are issued by the state and each has their own requirements.

Some let you get one during the first 90 days (married or not). Some may have this expire at the end of the 90 days.

Some may let you get one with the NOA1 from AOS.

Some may need an EAD or green card.

[Phunky38927 24]

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Depends on the state. DLs and state IDs are issued by the state and each has their own requirements.

Some let you get one during the first 90 days (married or not). Some may have this expire at the end of the 90 days.

Some may let you get one with the NOA1 from AOS.

Some may need an EAD or green card.

Thank you,

I’ll check out the TX dmv website. Hopefully they have useful information listed that’s up to date.

[Loren Y 2,732]

42 minutes ago, kristinaax03225 said:

Thank you,

I’ll check out the TX dmv website. Hopefully they have useful information listed that’s up to date.

Someone that can help you with this is @Lucky Cat . He is from Texas and pretty familiar with the license process I have seen in previous posts. I tagged him here, so hopefully he will get back to you as I believe he will have valuable information on the license process in Texas.

[Phunky38927 24]

5 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

Someone that can help you with this is @Lucky Cat . He is from Texas and pretty familiar with the license process I have seen in previous posts. I tagged him here, so hopefully he will get back to you as I believe he will have valuable information on the license process in Texas.

Thanks,

I’ll see if I can find some of his previous posts with his advice. 

[Crazy Cat 39,234]

33 minutes ago, kristinaax03225 said:

Thanks,

I’ll see if I can find some of his previous posts with his advice. 

Texas requires several things before they will issue a driver's license.  There are requirements such as proof of lawful presence in the US, proof of a SSN (or waiver letter), proof of residence, proof of identity, and proof of vehicle insurance (if applicable). Texas is pretty strict concerning lawful presence in the US  I had to submit my passport when I was exchanging my Arkansas DL for a Texas one.......  Here are a couple documents which define the requirements. 

 

 https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-57.pdf .

https://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/documents/verifyingLawfulPresence.pdf

According to the information I found the last time I researched this, a person who has a receipt for a filed I-485 can use it to show lawful presence.

 

https://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/documents/verifyingLawfulPresence.pdf

 

 

 

Good luck.  Let us know your progress......

Edited May 30, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[geowrian 22,335]

17 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

I had to submit my passport when I was exchanging my Arkansas DL for a Texas one

This may have been due to REAL ID requirements...?

[Phunky38927 24]

1 hour ago, Lucky Cat said:

Texas requires several things before they will issue a driver's license.  There are requirements such as proof of lawful presence in the US, proof of a SSN (or waiver letter), proof of residence, proof of identity, and proof of vehicle insurance (if applicable). Texas is pretty strict concerning lawful presence in the US  I had to submit my passport when I was exchanging my Arkansas DL for a Texas one.......  Here are a couple documents which define the requirements. 

 

 https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/DL-57.pdf .

https://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/documents/verifyingLawfulPresence.pdf

According to the information I found the last time I researched this, a person who has a receipt for a filed I-485 can use it to show lawful presence.

 

https://www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/documents/verifyingLawfulPresence.pdf

 

 

 

Good luck.  Let us know your progress......

Thank you! This was exactly the information I was looking for. This post can now be closed.
 

[Crazy Cat 39,234]

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

This may have been due to REAL ID requirements...?

You are probably correct.......

[JFH 12,189]

*~*~*moved from “K-1 fiancé visa progress reports” to “moving to the US” where similar questions are asked*~*~*

[Sparkle Sparkle 913]

@Lucky Cat Thank you much...I did a little research on my own .....It says they will issue only Temporary drivers licence based on the timeline to be determined by DHS

source: https://www.dps.texas.gov/driverlicense/documents/verifyinglawfulpresence.pdf

So basically I-94 will get max of 90days?

what about AOS through K1?

[Crazy Cat 39,234]

2 hours ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

@Lucky Cat Thank you much...I did a little research on my own .....It says they will issue only Temporary drivers licence based on the timeline to be determined by DHS

source: https://www.dps.texas.gov/driverlicense/documents/verifyinglawfulpresence.pdf

So basically I-94 will get max of 90days?

what about AOS through K1?

Good question.........On a related note, my wife received a 6 year Texas DL using her 2 year Green Card to show lawful presence.

[Sparkle Sparkle 913]

1 hour ago, Lucky Cat said:

Good question.........On a related note, my wife received a 6 year Texas DL using her 2 year Green Card to show lawful presence.

Nice,  can find it again but someone else reported getting a 6 years DL after he went in to renew his TDL. They didnt ask for anything they just took the temporary and issued him a 6 year.

[wtrav 34]

I live in Texas. 

 

The first time I went to get a driver's licence (right after I arrived) they only issued it for 2 months which was when my i94 expired. After that I had to wait for the EAD in order to get the new one and the DL was going to expire when the EAD expired (they're usually issued for 1 year).

 

I got my green card in November and went for a DL (I didn't have one based on my EAD because I wasn't in the country for the summer). They issued it for 6 years based on the green card (expires in 2026).

Edited May 31, 2020 by wtrav

[Lola Lolo 34]

First time I applied my DL in TX few months ago and the requirements they asked me:

 

- GC
- passport 

- Birth Cert.

- SSN

- Proof of residence in Texas
- 2 Different Proof of Billing under your name in the same address and not expired in 90days 
- State ID I surrender 

- Proof of Car Insurance but I don’t own car so my husband’s Car insurance

 
I got my real DL, 2weeks after my road test. 
 

if you have all the requirements then your good. Good luck.