Travel/Compact Status

[Nidgma]

I'm very frustrated with the compact situation; while waiting here in central OK at my sister's place for a 13 week contract to come through in CA where I carry a license, I get word on a seven day contract in TX that starts in 48 hours-perfect senario I think to carry me over...I carry a compact license (VA) where I have lived for the last year and worked full time perdium in MD. I am still using my TX drivers license...WELL, I get turned down on the TX job because I reside in VA, have a VA compact license but have a TX drivers license...I don't get it...was my company in VA clueless about my drivers license status or what, I don't understand. The recruiter for the one week TX contract states that my compact license residency and drivers license need to be from the same state and I need to just renew my TX license (providing I fudge a TX address I suppose)... Needless to say I am out of the seven day contract!!

[neurorn6]

The issue is properly the fact that you never got a VA license and that's the state that you are using as a primary residence. It can be a red flag to the IRS and other agencies. I really don't know what your options are. You will somehow have to come up with a permanent address and drivers license to match.

I don't know if this helps. Anyway, hope things work out for you.