Should I still take I-20 to dmv to make a California real ID card

[manhattanite]

you still need to show your I-20 and i-94 to prove that you are maintaining your legal status.

I agree with Chouness. The CA DMV website lists the acceptable documents, and OP’s best bet is to use the I-94 with I-20 and/or EAD if he’s on OPT. Otherwise I don’t see other viable options.

Is OP considered out of status after graduation without approved OPT or a pending OPT application?

[xingmin]

I graduated in December 2019, and I applied for Greencard in Sep 2019. So I don’t have opt. I have changed my appointment to April, 2020. Hope I can get green card at that time

[Gcvawa2019]

You can try. I got a real id using my ead and had to waif for a long time until I called the Legal Presence Unit for them to verify my id and next thing you know, they approved my background check and got my id in a week. Verifying the ead cards or greencards apparently takes forever if you dont call the Legal Presence Unit of DMV. But anyway, theres no harm in trying so just go try and see.

I got my real ID in one week from the day I applied for it. My GC is relatively new. So i wouldn’t necessarily say it takes a long time. Probably case by case