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Hi al, i'm an International student here in NH and i have an Q regarding car registration and license. i have been driving for a year with my international license. i got pulled over a month after my registration expired the cop give me a ticket for driving unregistered car. anyway i paid online for the renewal but didnt get the tags and when i called city hall days later they asked me to get a NH license coz they cant issue the tags without the license. i went to the DMV and they said they cant issue me a license coz my I-20 will expired in less than 6 months. so my car and international license too is revoked now. i cant renew my registration and i cant get a license, cant drive my car too. so plz if there is anyone who can help , advice, suggestions.. anything ..
Did you explain your situation to the DMV and ask them exactly what you should do? If a clerk can't answer you, ask for a supervisor. SOMEONE must know, although it seems more likely that you'd get an answer from a local person in front of you than on an Internet forum.
From the SNHU site: "Can I drive in New Hampshire?
If you have both an international driving permit and a valid driver's license from your home country; you may drive in New Hampshire for your first sixty days."
You've been driving on an expired license for 10 months or so - this likely adds to your problems.
From the Ice link, bottom of page 2:
"Several states require that a nonimmigrant have at least six months left on the Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status," . . . to be eligible for a driver’s license. Either consult with the state or territory’s DMV or visit its website to see if this is a requirement."
Since New Hampshire is one of those states, and you have already contacted the DMV and gotten their answer, you probably need to do this:
From the Ice link, bottom of page 9:
"Problem Resolution Requests
If an F, M or J nonimmigrant applies for a driver’s license or ID and officials at the DMV are unable to issue a product, the DSO or RO should e-mail SEVP (dmvssa.sevp@ice.dhs.gov) for assistance." ("DSOs" are "designated school officials" and "ROs" are "responsible officers.") Instructions of how to proceed then follow.
well first i didnt know that the registration expired on date of my birth. plus it took me 2 months to get my new financial guarantee for my scholarship and i had to have so i can renew my I-20 but i got it late and made issuing a license kind of tough. Very helpful advice thu, really appreciated yall.
I actually went to the DMV and city hall. the DMV told me that they only can issue a license with an i-20 less than 6 months for people who have F2 or B1 visa bu i have an F1. so they advised me to contact city hall and i did. they told me that they can not do anything for me it is the law of the state. i finally asked the international service office at my school they told me they cant do anything. So i thought of selling the car to my friend so he can register it under his name and then i can buy it from him once the car is registered. but im worried that city hall will refuse to register my car again once i buy it back. and im also worry that this wont be legal. So again if anyone knows about the law regarding this matter plz share , much appreciated )
...So i thought of selling the car to my friend so he can register it under his name and then i can buy it from him once the car is registered. but im worried that city hall will refuse to register my car again once i buy it back. and im also worry that this wont be legal. So again if anyone knows about the law regarding this matter plz share , much appreciated )
Three things:
* Your situation won't be different if you sell the car to a friend and buy it back again, but you make no other change to your circumstance.
* You don't need a DMV id or license to register a car: A car registration pertains to owing a car. You only need proof of residence to register the car in your town. A lease agreement showing you reside in the town suffices. Maybe take a utility bill or a bank statement in your name (and showing your address) to bolster your case. Don't complicate things by discussing your license issues at the town hall.
* You might own and register a car, but obviously, without a driver license, you won't be able drive that/any car. Visit the Concord DMV to sort out your license issue. Don't waste time at any other DMV or any town hall.
All the instructions are here: DMV Non-US Citizen Licensing. I didn't see that the I-20 needed to have more than 6 mo. left on it, but you can call and ask.
I went to city hall ask them to renew my registration they asked me for my name i gave it to them and they asked me if i get NH license and asked me for the number of the license. she said i cant renew ur registration unless i got my NH license and the lady said that i had to get it 60 days after registering the car and i didnt know that. in the other hand, i got pulled over twice and both times when i gave them my international or home country license they were ok with it , they never told me to get a NH license. both incidents happend 4 months or more after i register my car, so i dont think that the 60 days to get my NH license is something i have to do to drive but its only for registering purposes im guessing. coz i can rent a car i can drive my friends car but not mine coz of the expired registration, and that sux honestly. and i went to the DMV they told me that they cant do anything for me coz my i-20 will expire in less than 6 months and my visa type is not in the exception list, my visa have to be an F2 or B1 so they can exempt me from the 6 months rule for F1 type visa.
* You don't need a DMV id or license to register a car: A car registration pertains to owing a car. You only need proof of residence to register the car in your town. A lease agreement showing you reside in the town suffices. Maybe take a utility bill or a bank statement in your name (and showing your address) to bolster your case. Don't complicate things by discussing your license issues at the town hall.
* You might own and register a car, but obviously, without a driver license, you won't be able drive that/any car. Visit the Concord DMV to sort out your license issue. Don't waste time at any other DMV or any town hall.
it is a registration renwel, not first time registration.first time, city hall asked me for my international license and prove of residency .but when i want to renew it like im trying right now, i have to get NH license..at least that what the lady told me .
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