The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) accepted and approved the first applications
for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in August 2012. As DACA is granted for two years, many early
DACA grantees are starting to think about renewing their status in the fall. On
April 9, 2014, USCIS announced that a new form for renewal would be available
sometime in late May and issued some tentative guidelines for renewal.
Current DACA recipients should file their renewal
applications 120 days before their current DACA expires. They will have to use the updated form I-821D
that USCIS will post in May to renew their DACA and file a form I-765 and
I-765W as well. USCIS will not accept renewals
that are filed using the current I-821D form.
Applicants will have to submit documents pertaining to new removal
proceedings or criminal incidents.
What can DACA grantees do to prepare in the
meantime? First, they should check the
USCIS website in May for renewal information.
They should put money aside for the $465 filing fee, and start gathering
the supporting documents needed for renewal of the I-765 Employment
Authorization Document. They should also
obtain paperwork regarding any new educational achievements or arrests, and
consult an attorney if they have been arrested since obtaining DACA to confirm
continued eligibility. In addition, DACA
applicants should contact their attorneys about six months before their status
is set to expire. This preparatory list
is tentative, not exhaustive, but should provide applicants with a bit of
guidance on how to start getting ready.
Finally, individuals who think they qualify for DACA
and have not applied still can do so and should consult and immigration attorney
or accredited representative.
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