Getting Driver's License w/ EAD in Florida

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jb90304

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I've applied for a Green Card with my US Citizen spouse a while ago.
If everything goes w/o problems, I should be getting my EAD hopefully within the next 2 months.
According to gathergoget.com (a site made by FL DMV), I could get my DL with my EAD; however, I'd also need to show them my SS card. From what I know, I can only get my SS card after I become completley legal and EAD wouldn't suffice. The site also says that if I can "bring a letter from the SS Administration indicating that you were never issued one", then an absence of it would be ok. My question is, would I have the status to get that "letter" with just EAD? or would I just have to wait until I get my residency to get the Driver's License.
 
namecheckvictim said:
Once you get a EAD, you can then get a SS Card.
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Wow, really?
I did not know that. Now, I would assume if residency was denied after interview or for whatever reason, then D/L and SS# would become invalid I assume?
Because having those 2 identifications would be just super...
 
No, SS number is issued to one person and will not be cancelled and it does not have a expiration date like a DL, Your DL however will expire when your EAD will and will not be renewed if your case is denied.
 
namecheckvictim said:
No, SS number is issued to one person and will not be cancelled and it does not have a expiration date like a DL, Your DL however will expire when your EAD will and will not be renewed if your case is denied.
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Got it. Thank you for your help, it was very to-the-point and helpful, given that the info you've provided were all correct lol.
 
When you get the EAD, print and fill out the Social Security card application form (http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html) and visit a Social Security office. The Social Security card should be issued 2-4 weeks later, then you can use the card and your EAD to apply for a driver's license or state ID.
 
If the adjustment gets denied then the SSN will not be work authorized anymore. DHS and SSA databases interface about that issue. If you tried to work after the work authorization was voided, it would show up in E-Verify by a new employer. An old employer would not know until the original EAD expiration date came along at which time they would need to confirm continued employment authorization. IF the greencard is in hand at that point, that would be the end of the matter for the employer's concerns.
 
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