[Intl-stu] Applying for a driver's license

[International Students]

For information about applying for a driver's license or state ID please
go to
http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/CampusServices/internationalStudentServi
ces/currentStudents/living-and-community-information1/DriversLicenseStat
eID.aspx.  Please note that a letter from the ISSO is no longer part of
the process to apply.  

 

We recommend that students wait to apply for a driver's license until
after the ISSO has gone through the SEVIS reporting process for all
students.  This process takes some time and we anticipate concluding the
SEVIS reporting no later than February 7 in accordance with USCIS rules.


 

Students who go apply for a driver's license may be denied because the
driver's license office cannot "verify the student's immigration
status."  If you attempt to apply prior to the conclusion of our SEVIS
reporting process you may be denied due to this reason and will need to
wait until we have concluded our SEVIS reporting and apply again.   The
driver's license office uses a system called SAVE to communicate with
the immigration database SEVIS and unfortunately they do not communicate
very well sometimes.  Students will often be told that they must return
to the international office to have their record updated but this
guidance is incorrect.  

 

Please note that in most cases our experience has shown that there is
very little our office can do if you are denied and students will be
required to wait until the system has been updated.  We have contact
SAVE, USCIS, and the regional supervisor for our driver's license
offices and this has been the guidance they have provided.  

 

IF YOU ARE DENIED A DRIVER'S LICENSE BECAUSE YOUR VISA STATUS CANNOT BE
VERIFIED THEN YOU WILL NEED TO FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:

*         Call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283 to discuss your situation

OR

*         Request the driver's license office contact their SAVE
representative to review the situation

 

  

 

John Mark Jones, Director

International Student Services

Texas A&M University-Commerce

(P)  903-886-5097  (F)  903-468-3200

www.tamuc.edu/isso

 

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