the first Official REAL ID Act...cap removed!!!

yes. it is some content of last verson. Elimination of the asylee and family planning annual cap is there. it is great.. but we have to wait until the May 9 (the senate)to vote it at least .
 
blind said:
yes. it is some content of last verson. Elimination of the asylee and family planning annual cap is there. it is great.. but we have to wait until the May 9 (the senate)to vote it at least .
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Technically we have to wait until Bush signs it.
 
It is great news. However, I don't want to celebrate too early. The next question is when, exactly when, we will get the real plastic cards. INS can still process our cases in snail speed, like they always do.


Aniket19 said:
Great news :) :p :cool:
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Dont call them the INS..they may get mad...call them the USCIS please..yes the move slow...we still will get our GC as when they wish to send us..no cap removal or anything else will help them.
 
This is interesting...

For noncitizens with no fixed period of authorized stay but who are nonetheless here in a lawful status, the validity period of driver’s licenses and identification cards shall not exceed one year.

We would all still need to renew our licenses every year. Guess you can't have it all eh?
 
sadasylee said:
It is great news. However, I don't want to celebrate too early. The next question is when, exactly when, we will get the real plastic cards. INS can still process our cases in snail speed, like they always do.
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We should do no worse than refugee adjustment applicants, hopefully. That is 2-3 years, as I recall (much better than the 20 year wait).

However remember the blueprint released by the INS a few months ago wherein they promised to process cases within six month of filing. :)
They may or may not meet their goal, who knows!!!!
 
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hatari999 said:
For noncitizens with no fixed period of authorized stay but who are nonetheless here in a lawful status, the validity period of driver’s licenses and identification cards shall not exceed one year.

We would all still need to renew our licenses every year. Guess you can't have it all eh?
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My understanding is that asylees are considered to have permanent status.
 
yes, maybe you are right. . we solve the law cap fristly, and then we can obtain the ability or the right to push them hurry up.
otherwise it is hopless. INS always keeps its snail speed.
 
Permanent residents are still not considered citizens...not now and certainly not after this takes effect. Oh well, it's still a very small price to pay for getting our citizenship sooner... :cool:
 
well i live in VA and we had this law in effect from last year. When they gave me my renewed license they asked for lawful status.i showed them the asylum grant letter..My license is valid from 2004-2009..5 years...so its not every year ..its every year for anyone if their visa expires in a year..temporary residents etc...
 
hatari999 said:
Permanent residents are still not considered citizens...not now and certainly not after this takes effect. Oh well, it's still a very small price to pay for getting our citizenship sooner... :cool:
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Do not worry about this issue. At least under the ORIGINAL Real ID Act asylees are considered to be in PERMANENT status for licensing purposes:

(2) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS-

(A) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall comply with the minimum standards of this paragraph.

(B) EVIDENCE OF LAWFUL STATUS- A State shall require, before issuing a driver's license or identification card to a person, valid documentary evidence that the person--

(i) is a citizen of the United States;

(ii) is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States;

(iii) has conditional permanent resident status in the United States;

(iv) has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered into the United States in refugee status;

(v) has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into the United States;

(vi) has a pending application for asylum in the United States;

(vii) has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States;

(viii) has approved deferred action status; or

(ix) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident status in the United States.

(C) TEMPORARY DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS-

(i) IN GENERAL- If a person presents evidence under any of clauses (v) through (ix) of subparagraph (B), the State may only issue a temporary driver's license or temporary identification card to the person.

(ii) EXPIRATION DATE- A temporary driver's license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall be valid only during the period of time of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay, a period of one year.

(iii) DISPLAY OF EXPIRATION DATE- A temporary driver's license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall clearly indicate that it is temporary and shall state the date on which it expires.

(iv) RENEWAL- A temporary driver's license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph may be renewed only upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the status by which the applicant qualified for the temporary driver's license or temporary identification card has been extended by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
 
Permanent residents do not need to renew their licenses every year under the legislation. That is crystal clear. As for asylees and refugees, I would think that under the language of the actual law they should be treated as permanent residents as well. But I noticed something really funny in the "Explanatory Statement" portion of the conference report. So this may be an open question for the time being.
 
blind said:
yes, maybe you are right. . we solve the law cap fristly, and then we can obtain the ability or the right to push them hurry up.
otherwise it is hopless. INS always keeps its snail speed.
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Good point! There is no cap for refugees, but they still have to wait for 2,5 years... there is no cap for Travel Document, but we still have to wait for 5 months to get one and etc. The question is how they gonna handle the existing backlog of over 180,000 pending applications. It's huge amount of work for them!
 
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