DMV - Proof of Legal Status

[Guest luckymonkey]

Hi, all!

 

Read with interest Dave's experience with the Nevada DMV and had a follow-up question.

 

My husband finally arrived two months ago and we married within a week of his arrival. We were in California and he had no problem obtaining a driver's license there (written and behind the wheel tests), but we recently moved to the Las Vegas area and tried to get a Nevada's driver's license. The lady at the Nevada DMV told us they cannot issue a driver's license for my husband because on his arrival card, it states the visa expires 3 months from date of arrival. We told them we are in the process of adjusting status and have submitted the application, but they wouldn't budge.

 

Do you have suggestions or guidance about how we should go about getting acceptable proof of status?

 

Thanks very much for your help!

[lori&dave]

I used the EAD (working permit)

[Guest luckymonkey]

Thanks, Lori & Dave!

 

We'll wait for it and use that as proof.

[Dave G.]

This is all the NV DMV says. Not very helpful...

 

Non U.S. Citizens

 

Nevada does not issue licenses or ID cards to tourists. Other Non U.S. citizens may, or may not, be eligible depending on their specific immigration status.

 

E-mail or call your local DMV office before applying for a license. Please include the Status Code issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The type of license or ID issued is determined by immigration status.

 

You must have one of the immigration documents listed above under Proof of Identity. Nevada does not accept foreign driver licenses, foreign birth certificates, matricular consular cards, border crossing cards or foreign passports without an I-94 Arrival-Departure Record..

 

Non U.S. Citizens who have applied for, but not received, a Social Security number may attest to this on the driver license application. They are not required to provide proof of a Social Security number.

 

If you have never been licensed in the United States, you will have to take vision, written and driving skills tests. See Beginning Drivers 18 and Older, or Nevada Teen Driving for those under 18.

[frank1538]

In typical government fashion, Georgia has a rule requiring a social security number in order to get a driver's license. But here's the government part. You can supply an SSAL676 form from Social Security in lieu of a number. Turns out that the SSAL676 is the form Social Security sends out saying that a person is not entitled to a number. So, if you are entitled to a number, you can't get a driver's license without it. If you are not entitled to a number, you can get the license.

[Guest mike&nico]