DL renewal in Michigan - SAVE status

[nikhil.00100]

I visited Secretary of state office in Plymouth, MI (Lilley Rd) on 18th September as my DL expires on 30th September along with my 1st H1B Term (about to expire I-94). I have an approved H1B from my employer which is valid till April 2017. When I visited I had the following documents

 

1. Employer sponsored H1B extension (I797A) valid until April 2017

2. Passport 

3. 2 Address proofs.

 

They did not give me the renewed license and initiated a SAVE query. Its been 4 days so far and the SAVE case status only says case in review. From some of the earlier forums I read, it seems like they are taking quite a long time. I need my car since I am a full time professional plus attending school and michigan becomes very cold very soon. 

 

Any suggestions here to speed up the process or suggest a way out of all this wil be very very appreciated. As of now, I have emailed the Secretary of state office and as always they said, it has to go through the regular procedure. 

 

What options do I have?

 

1. Lawyer

2. Visiting or emailing a senator office?

3. Visiting USCIS office (I have already taken an appointment for October 1)

4. Any other?

[mayurnk]

My wife's SAVE query came back within 4 days. Be patient i guess..

[Madhumitha karthikeyan]

Hi

I know it's a long time since this post. But I have a question about this.

I live in michigan too, and I'm on a H4.mine and spouse's visa are under extension. And my license has expired. SOS refused to extend it without the new i797.

What is SAVE, and does it apply to h4 ?

There's no way to go about without a license here in Mi.