IMMIGRANTS & DRIVER'S LICENSES

Article from Immigrants' Rights Update

Immigration

Employment Issues

Public Benefits

Driver's Licenses

DREAM Act

Search

 

Two Driver’s License Advocacy Tools Updated

Immigrants' Rights Update, Vol. 21, Issue 1, February 20, 2007


     NILC recently updated two resources that advocates working on driver’s license–related issues might find useful:  “Overview of States’ Driver’s License Requirements” and “2007 State REAL ID Legislation.” 

     The “Overview” chart lists states by whether they (1) require a Social Security number for a driver's license with no exceptions; (2) require an SSN for a driver's license only of people who have been assigned one or are eligible for one; (3) have lawful presence requirements in the law; (4) have lawful presence requirements that are created by agency policy or the combination of documents required of driver’s license applicants; (5) don't have lawful presence requirements; (6) accept the ITIN as an alternative to the SSN; (7) accept the matrícula consular or other foreign ID card as a form of ID; or (8) require that the driver’s license expire with an immigrant’s visa.

     The second chart lists REAL ID-related legislation that had been introduced to state legislatures as of Feb. 5, 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home | About NILC | Publications | Community Education Materials
Immigrants & Employment | Immigrants & Public Benefits | Immigration Law & Policy
Trainings | Links