I managed to reschedule and I got a fresh appointment on Sept 19, 2019. Thank you for your help. I will keep posted.Ouch - I didn't realize the wait times were THAT bad. I stand corrected.
I managed to reschedule and I got a fresh appointment on Sept 19, 2019. Thank you for your help. I will keep posted.Ouch - I didn't realize the wait times were THAT bad. I stand corrected.
I stand corrected. I forgot that California is one of the states that freely gives drivers license to illegal immigrants, who of course don't have an SSN.You don't need a SSN to get a license in California. You just need to show legal presence.
If you are legally present in the US, but ineligible for an SSN, you are exempt from SSN requirements. However, you must still provide an acceptable Identity document for any DL/ID card application OR provide a valid SSN.
If the OP is here on a J visa, he is not here illegally. However, it takes time for a visa holder to get an SSN. And as I recall, Neil, you yourself are an immigrant here, but you are here legally (we presume). So your inference that all immigrants are illegal and that no one without an SSN can be here legally are both incorrect.
Not at all. If the OP is on a visa he is here legally, as was I when I first arrived, but when I applied for my DL in California they refused to accept my application until I could show a valid SSN.If the OP is here on a J visa, he is not here illegally. However, it takes time for a visa holder to get an SSN. And as I recall, Neil, you yourself are an immigrant here, but you are here legally (we presume). So your inference that all immigrants are illegal and that no one without an SSN can be here legally are both incorrect.
Huh?But things have changed since then and being in the country illegally is now accepted as the norm in many states.
It has nothing to do with being an illegal immigrant. There are legal residents of California (and many other states) that are allowed drivers licenses but aren't eligible for SSN.I stand corrected. I forgot that California is one of the states that freely gives drivers license to illegal immigrants, who of course don't have an SSN.
Not at all
Not at all. If the OP is on a visa he is here legally, as was I when I first arrived, but when I applied for my DL in California they refused to accept my application until I could show a valid SSN.
But things have changed since then and being in the country illegally is now accepted as the norm in many states.
... am allowed to drive with an International DL as I am on a J1- exchange visitor visa.