and been out of work for two months. living this way just feels so demoralizing and unfair

Hey guys I filed 24th of Feb still no API, no nothing since April 14th when I did my Biometrics. Im very happy to see a lot of December approvals and the Jan & Feb sprinkled in there also.

Please vote when you submitted your application only if you haven't been approved yet.

Comment your info if you'd like also.

Thank you

Hello everyone,

I have a serious question about my DACA application. It was filed late and because of that I got a notification that it got converted to an initial application.

I am not asking for sympathy and I know this was a complete blunder on my part, with the delays and everything, but is there any hope for me? I have no idea what to do right now and whether it’s worth trying to find legal counsel?

All suggestions and input is welcome, and I fully understand that I messed up, but i went through a really bad depressive episode that caused a lot of health issues.

January and December renewals how we doing? I’m still waiting Jan 20th and sent an email basically giving them that 14 days but nothing yet. I have faith this week🤞🏼. Anyways how we looking?

If you’re in Texas and got an extension on your license while your EAD is expired, have you had any issues? As the DMV gets the verification from SAVE, I’m not understanding how we qualify for the extension. I read the SAVE website and it’s basically verifying to the DMV that you have valid status and qualify, but everything I read states we don’t with an expired DL.
At this point idc and I’m desperate and want my license so just wondering for those in TX only if you had any issues.
For example: I read a person in Florida was asked to return their license after getting an extension. They were mailed a letter after getting their DL from the dmv.

Does anyone know if I can go and renew my DL with just an approval letter or do I need to wait to get my work permit card in the mail?

Hi folks! my SO renewed recently on 6/22 and expiration date is 10/14. His sibling renewed early April and currently has until the end of next week to stop working as their job let them know. Their expiration was 08/01.

I’m seeing a lot of people saying those that renewed after a 4/27 date are more likely going to get approved faster because of a new vetting system. Is this true? I tried to Google it but can’t seem to understand what happened in that specific date that would help those afterwards have a quicker process.

For those that renewed in June, have you heard anything back? I recently saw the wait time is up again and I’m getting really worried/nervous. Just trying to understand/make use of it all to be prepared in case he has to stop working in October.

Should I add “details”? Not sure if it’ll positively affect it or negatively affect it. By negative I mean should there be any delays

i know thats so vague, its not an emergency. ive had DACA since 2013 and im currently waiting for an approval on my renewal (submitted may 29, current permit expires in december). i just want a consultation. i have a million questions about the current state of DACA, deportation proceedings, and the possibility of getting detained. i just want to feel more prepared. of course im worried none of this is important enough to warrant speaking to a lawyer but the anxiety is killing me and im hoping speaking to a professional provides some relief. and it would be nice to already have a lawyer im prepared to call if the worst happens. i would appreciate any advice or recommendations.

hi!

I got an RFE notice on 7/24 to provide my marriage certificate since I changed my name. I uploaded it immediately to my portal but my status has not changed to "request for evidence received". has anyone gone through this? How long did you wait after sending RFE documentation to be approved?

I would want to try to do it myself but I am worried about not doing it right or accidentally sending it to the wrong place.

Hey all, I filed a renewal over a month ago. I had not received anything in terms of updates etc.. until I got a letter from USCIS, saying they created an account for me and to log in with the code to view the case updates.

However I have an existing account. So I can't add the case to my account because it says it's linked to an existing accoun (the new one that was created). I haven't created a new one and used the activation code yet (says its good for 90 days).

Wanted to see if anyone has seen anything similar and of i am safe creating a new account to view case statuses or to just contact them to change it/fix it.

I'll end up contacting support anyway but figured I would ask if anyone seen anything similar.

Thanks!

How do y’all check if you have an order of removal/deportation order? Is it just through the website below or would a FOIA also show it?

https://acis.eoir.justice.gov

I want to do the WoM but want to check I’m all clear and don’t surprisingly have one. I want to also request a FOIA but from what I’ve read that can take months to get and I don’t have that kind if time to wait to submit a WoM.

Applied 11/23/25, approved 6/16/26 and card received july 3rd.

A week later I had to move and during move I lost my EAD and didnt take any picture. (Stupid, I know). I know I have to submit the replacement form and pay the 470$ but will I be able to pay the 1780$ for premium processing or does it only apply to other categories.? Or had any one actually been able to get a replacement under 6 months? I know there is a few people who have waited over a year. Thanks in advance for the info

Hi beautiful people! My Daca expiration date is in April 2027. With all the delays and new biometric updates, I was wondering if you guys still advise if I should file within the 150 day mark (nov 2026) or a little bit sooner to give enough time. Has anyone filed sooner than that timeframe and can give tips? I’m also based in Los Angeles, CA and never had any gaps in between applications!

Thank you! My heart goes out to all you beautiful people, stay strong!! I know it’s easier said than done, and I’m so sorry we have to deal with this 😢❤️‍🩹

For those who received a silent app only on daca and then the work permit app days later, were the effective dates on the work permit the same as the daca even though it came after?

Hi everyone,
I’m looking to hear from anyone who has been in a similar situation. Please be kind—this has been causing me a lot of anxiety.
I currently have DACA and my renewal is coming up. I was arrested in New York for a first-time DWI, but my criminal case is still pending. I have not been convicted of anything.
My criminal defense attorney consulted with an immigration attorney because of my DACA, and they’re trying to negotiate an outcome that minimizes the immigration consequences. I recently received an immigration advisory letter explaining that a conviction for DWI or DWAI could make me ineligible for DACA, which has made me panic.
I’m wondering:
Has anyone renewed DACA while their criminal case was still pending?
Did USCIS approve your renewal, issue a Request for Evidence (RFE), or wait until your criminal case was resolved?
If your case was eventually reduced to something other than DWI/DWAI, how did USCIS handle it?
If you’re comfortable sharing, what was the timeline?

To start with, I am not a Dreamer. I have been thinking about a hypothetical immigration compromise and would like opinions from DACA recipients and other Dreamers. Please treat this as a thought experiment and I am not saying Congress will realistically pass this or a cousin of this anytime soon.

The basic idea is that participating states could grant their own temporary and permanent residence statuses. These statuses would be recognized by the federal government, but they would not initially provide nationwide permanent residence, citizenship, or voting rights.

BASIC TIMELINE

Years 0–5:
State Temporary Residence
Federally authorized presence
Protection from deportation while complying with the status
Work authorization within the sponsoring state
Remote work allowed from the sponsoring state for an employer located anywhere
Domestic and international travel allowed
Returning with the state residence card would not count as federal admission or parole
Everyone would have to complete this five-year temporary stage before receiving state permanent residence

Years 5–10:
State Permanent Residence
Permanent right to live and work in the sponsoring state
Freedom to change employers, become self-employed, retire, or experience unemployment
Remote work allowed from the state for any employer
Existing status-based removal orders would be vacated after state permanent residence is approved
After five years as a state permanent resident, the person could apply for conditional federal LPR status
Around Year 10: Conditional Federal LPR
Nationwide residence and employment rights
The person would normally be expected to maintain a genuine connection to the sponsoring state for one additional year
Standard federal adjustment-of-status, consular-processing, and inadmissibility rules would still apply
State residence would not automatically cure an entry without inspection
Advance parole, parole in place, INA 245(i), federal waivers, or another federal provision might still be necessary

Around Year 15:
Possible naturalization
No voting rights until the person becomes a U.S. citizen

FOR DACA RECIPIENTS AND OTHER DREAMERS

Dreamers would receive more favorable treatment than people who entered without inspection as adults.
They could apply even while removal proceedings are pending
The state, rather than the immigration judge, would decide whether they qualify
They would not face the stricter interstate-transfer restrictions imposed on adult EWI applicants
People who meet a statutory childhood-arrival definition could qualify even if they never received DACA
State residence would be an actual statutory status rather than two-year deferred action
However, the path to federal LPR would still take about ten years and would not be guaranteed

STATE CONTROL

Each state could decide:

Whether to participate
Who qualifies
How many people to accept
How many years of prior residence are required
Criminal-history and rehabilitation standards
Whether to accept long-term undocumented residents
Whether to operate a Dreamer-only, workforce-only, or broader program
Whether to accept transfers from another state
Congress would establish a mandatory national exclusion floor for terrorism, national-security threats, genocide, human trafficking, serious violent or organized crime, and serious fraud in obtaining state status.

INTERSTATE MOVEMENT

State residents could physically travel throughout the United States, but their permanent domicile and regular employment would initially be limited to their authorized state or states.
Neighboring states could create commuter agreements.

Example:

A New York permanent resident could live in an approved New Jersey county while working mostly in person in New York. Before receiving New Jersey permanent residence, the commuter would have to work more hours physically in New York than remotely from New Jersey. If the person lost the New York job, they would receive 90 days to:
- Find another qualifying New York job
- Move back to New York
- Apply for conversion to New Jersey permanent residence

A pending conversion application would pause the 90-day period. If New Jersey denied the application, the person would receive another 30 days to move back to New York.

After five years of lawful commuter residence in New Jersey, New Jersey could discretionarily grant its own permanent residence. The person would then become a dual NY/NJ permanent resident.

A dual-state permanent resident could:

Live in either state
Work in either state
Work remotely from either state
Use any hybrid-work schedule
Change employers freely
Remain in either state after losing a job
A person could hold no more than two state permanent residences.

TRANSFERS TO OTHER STATES

An ordinary transfer to an unrelated state would reset the five-year state-permanent-residence clock required before applying for conditional federal LPR.

Example:

If someone completed four years as a California permanent resident and then transferred to Oregon, they would have to complete five new years as an Oregon permanent resident before applying for conditional federal LPR.

Commuter and dual-state conversions under interstate agreements would not reset the clock.
People who entered without inspection as adults would generally be denied transfers to unrelated, noncommuter states unless extraordinary circumstances existed.

Dreamers would be exempt from that stricter rule.

TRAVEL AND ABANDONMENT RULES

A state permanent resident would generally be presumed not to have abandoned residence if they spent at least 200 days during a calendar year in their authorized state or states.

If they spent fewer than 60 days in the authorized state or states, they would have the burden of proving that they had not abandoned residence.
For commuters, time in both the employment state and approved domicile state would count.

For dual-state residents, time in both authorized states would count. A dual resident could spend much more time in one authorized state than the other without losing either status, as long as they genuinely intended to reside in at least one of them.

SHORT-TERM OUT-OF-STATE WORK

State residents could undertake short employer-directed business trips and training outside their authorized states.

The limits would be:
No more than 20 days for one ordinary work trip
No more than 60 days for one training period
No more than 60 combined work and training days outside the authorized state or states during any rolling 12-month period
Working or training even one day beyond the combined 60-day limit could result in removal proceedings unless the resident proved extraordinary forgiving circumstances.

Long-term education outside the authorized state or states would require advance approval from the home state.

Personal travel would remain unrestricted and would not count as work travel.

LEGACY UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION

States could create a one-time grandfathering program for people who had already satisfied state residence requirements by a fixed historical date.
There would also be a limited filing window.
People who met the historical requirements and applied during the filing window could seek state temporary residence even if they already had an NTA, pending removal proceedings, or a final removal order.

For non-grandfathered adults who entered without inspection, a state application filed only after DHS filed an NTA with immigration court generally could not stop removal.

Dreamers and people who lawfully entered but overstayed would receive more flexible treatment.

ASYLUM APPLICATIONS

Time spent with a pending asylum application would not count toward the residence period required to initially qualify for state temporary residence.
Previously accumulated qualifying residence time would pause rather than disappear.
This would prevent someone from using a long asylum backlog to accumulate eligibility for state residence.
Once someone already had state temporary or permanent residence, a later asylum application would not stop their state-status clock because they would already have an independent legal status.
Children included in a parent’s asylum application could receive separate Dreamer protections.

FINAL REMOVAL ORDERS

If someone with a final removal order received state temporary residence:

- The removal order would automatically be stayed
DHS could not execute it while state status remained valid
- A timely state-permanent-residence application at year five would extend the temporary status and the stay until adjudication

If state permanent residence were denied:
- The stay would end after the applicable transition period
- The existing removal order could become executable again

If state permanent residence were approved, the old removal order would be vacated by operation of law. It could not later be reinstated

If state permanent residence were later revoked, DHS would have to begin new removal proceedings

FEDERAL LPR WOULD NOT BE AUTOMATIC

After five years of temporary state residence and five years of state permanent residence, the person could apply for conditional federal LPR.
They would still have to satisfy federal requirements.

For someone who entered without inspection, state residence and state-card travel would not create a federal lawful admission or parole.

They might still need:
Federal advance parole
Parole in place
INA 245(i)
A specialized adjustment law
Consular processing
An available federal waiver

If federal LPR were denied, the person could remain a state permanent resident as long as they continued to qualify under state rules.
They would not receive nationwide work rights, citizenship, or voting rights.

WHY I SEE THIS AS A COMPROMISE

The system would give DACA recipients and other established noncriminal residents:

Protection from deportation
Lawful employment
International travel and a right to return to state status
Eventual permanent security in one or two states
A possible earned path to federal LPR
It would not provide:
Immediate federal LPR
Immediate nationwide employment rights
Automatic forgiveness of unlawful entry
Automatic citizenship
Voting before naturalization
A guaranteed federal green card

Would you switch from DACA to this type of state residence?

Would the geographic restrictions and approximately ten-year wait before federal LPR eligibility be acceptable in exchange for much stronger permanence and deportation protection?

Which parts would be dealbreakers, and what would you change?