I am sorry, but unless your sister in law is either a legal resident, or an alien in valid non-immigrant status, she may not be able to renew her driver's license in several states including possibly New York. If she has been in US for the last 10 years and has no immigration case pending, she is out of status. Her first option is to consult with an experienced immigration attorney to assess immigration options in United States. It is only when she is in legal status or has filed and has pending a meritorious adjustment of status application will the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, "DMV" will renew her driver's license. In conclusion, because the rules are not uniform with respect to this matter. While some states refuse to issue driver's license to illegal immigrants (Washington State) while some other states like Arizona do not).Your sister may want to conduct further inquiry on this issue with respect to the applicable rule in the various states.
Answered on Mar 26th, 2014 at 5:39 AM