FBI Name Check For CA Driver License
Jan 19th 2005, 6:19 pm
#16
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Re: FBI Name Check For CA Driver License
Noorah101 wrote:
>>UPDATE: I called the Legal Presence Unit of the DMV today to follow-up
>>on what I learned from DMV this morning and by odd coincidence, my
>>wife's DL application was approved today! The officer explained to me
>>that this 'administrative review' does NOT involve the FBI,or name
>>checks, but rather, she said, the DMV sends copies of the proof of
>>legal presence provided by the applicant (SSN and EAD) to the DHS in
>>Washington for a manual review and verification of authenticity.
>>Should be here in three more weeks... Ok, we'll see.
>
>
> Thanks for the update. Sounds like a similar kind of verification
> Social Security does to verify the alien's legal status in the USA.
>
> Thanks,
> Rene
Does SS get the info via computer from DOHS?
>>UPDATE: I called the Legal Presence Unit of the DMV today to follow-up
>>on what I learned from DMV this morning and by odd coincidence, my
>>wife's DL application was approved today! The officer explained to me
>>that this 'administrative review' does NOT involve the FBI,or name
>>checks, but rather, she said, the DMV sends copies of the proof of
>>legal presence provided by the applicant (SSN and EAD) to the DHS in
>>Washington for a manual review and verification of authenticity.
>>Should be here in three more weeks... Ok, we'll see.
>
>
> Thanks for the update. Sounds like a similar kind of verification
> Social Security does to verify the alien's legal status in the USA.
>
> Thanks,
> Rene
Does SS get the info via computer from DOHS?
Jan 20th 2005, 6:48 am
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Re: FBI Name Check For CA Driver License
In article <[email protected]> ,
RICKRGRS <[email protected]> wrote:
>An update for those applying for a CA DL who have not yet completed
>their FBI name check as part of ther AOS process: SSNs are not enough to
>obtain a permanent license. After a month's wait for my wife's driver's
>license to show up in the mail, we went to our local DMV office today to
>inquire. It is now the policy of DMV that a SSN and EAD is not
>sufficient for a non-green card holder to obtain a permanent hard card
>license. DMV will not issue one until after the CIS computers verify
>that she has passed the name check (now in its sixth month) and is
>eligible for a green card. My wife, mother of two small boys - the
>terrorist. ;-)
Really? I got a permanent CA DL just by showing passport + SSN..
Then again, maybe they DID run a name check..
Mattias
RICKRGRS <[email protected]> wrote:
>An update for those applying for a CA DL who have not yet completed
>their FBI name check as part of ther AOS process: SSNs are not enough to
>obtain a permanent license. After a month's wait for my wife's driver's
>license to show up in the mail, we went to our local DMV office today to
>inquire. It is now the policy of DMV that a SSN and EAD is not
>sufficient for a non-green card holder to obtain a permanent hard card
>license. DMV will not issue one until after the CIS computers verify
>that she has passed the name check (now in its sixth month) and is
>eligible for a green card. My wife, mother of two small boys - the
>terrorist. ;-)
Really? I got a permanent CA DL just by showing passport + SSN..
Then again, maybe they DID run a name check..
Mattias
Jan 20th 2005, 10:36 am
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Re: FBI Name Check For CA Driver License
Originally Posted by inquisitive40
All sounds like BS to me, I got my full 5 year license 2 months ago by producing my EAD and a SSN, nothing else was required from me.
Patrick
Patrick
Call it what you want, I am only reporting what I was told. Maybe the DMV did thier 'legal presence' check on you so quickly and without delay, that the process was transparent. I think that the DMV has now in place some procedure to verify with the DHS, the authenticity of documents presented.
Jan 20th 2005, 10:47 am
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Re: FBI Name Check For CA Driver License
Originally Posted by Mrtravel
Noorah101 wrote:
>>UPDATE: I called the Legal Presence Unit of the DMV today to follow-up
>>on what I learned from DMV this morning and by odd coincidence, my
>>wife's DL application was approved today! The officer explained to me
>>that this 'administrative review' does NOT involve the FBI,or name
>>checks, but rather, she said, the DMV sends copies of the proof of
>>legal presence provided by the applicant (SSN and EAD) to the DHS in
>>Washington for a manual review and verification of authenticity.
>>Should be here in three more weeks... Ok, we'll see.
>
>
> Thanks for the update. Sounds like a similar kind of verification
> Social Security does to verify the alien's legal status in the USA.
>
> Thanks,
> Rene
Does SS get the info via computer from DOHS?
>>UPDATE: I called the Legal Presence Unit of the DMV today to follow-up
>>on what I learned from DMV this morning and by odd coincidence, my
>>wife's DL application was approved today! The officer explained to me
>>that this 'administrative review' does NOT involve the FBI,or name
>>checks, but rather, she said, the DMV sends copies of the proof of
>>legal presence provided by the applicant (SSN and EAD) to the DHS in
>>Washington for a manual review and verification of authenticity.
>>Should be here in three more weeks... Ok, we'll see.
>
>
> Thanks for the update. Sounds like a similar kind of verification
> Social Security does to verify the alien's legal status in the USA.
>
> Thanks,
> Rene
Does SS get the info via computer from DOHS?
Rene
