–Rick McKee, Augusta Chronicle
Yesterday we published an incorrect assessment of the recent GDOT ruling on licenses for non-citizens. The following is the ruling per DDOS Public Information Officer Susan Sports –
“DDS has not changed the policy regarding driver’s license and/or identification card issuance to non-citizens.
Those non-citizens in Deferred Action Status are eligible for GA licenses and IDs per the Federal Dream Act (assuming that they meet all other GA licensing criteria).
However, there is a separate group of noncitizens that are not eligible for GA license or ID Card issuance. Non-citizen customers with a category C-18 on their Employment Authorization Document (EAD) (which is the category if an individual is under an order of deportation/order of supervision) are not eligible for GA licenses and/or identification card issuance.”
