• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
U.S. Immigration Law Firm

U.S. Immigration Law Firm

U.S. visa, green card, and naturalization lawyer

  • (310) 591-8200
  • contact@ maxlawinc.com
  • Work Visas
  • Investor Visas
  • Fiancé Visa
  • Green Cards
  • Naturalization
  • About
  • Blog
  • Testimonials
  • Contact

News

Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA): Obama administration to grant deferred action and work permits to young undocumented immigrants

On June 15, 2012, the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and meet several key criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Those who demonstrate that they meet the criteria will be eligible to receive deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and will be eligible to apply for work authorization.
In order to be eligible for deferred action, individuals must:

Have entered the United States prior to the age of sixteen;
Have continuously resided in the United States for at least the past five years, and are currently in the United States;
Currently be in school; have graduated from high school; have obtained a GED certificate; or have been honorably discharged from service in the Coast Guard or the U.S. Armed Forces;
Have not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety;
Be thirty (30) years old or younger.

It should be noted that individuals eligible for deferred action are not eligible for lawful status (permanent residency or citizenship). Further, it does not absolve individuals of any previous or subsequent periods of unlawful presence. It also does not provide dependents or immediate relatives with work authorization or deferred action.

All eligible applicants will be required to undergo a background check and biometrics. Applicants will also have to provide documentation to prove that he/she meets the eligibility requirements. Documentation can include financial records, medical records, school records, employment records or military records.

Got a question?

Call us at (310) 591-8200 or send us an email at contact [@] maxlawinc.com.

Primary Sidebar

Search

Categories

  • Adjustment of Status
  • Advance Parole
  • Canadian Immigration
  • CBP
  • Citizenship
  • Consular Processing
  • Coronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • DACA
  • DOMA
  • E-2
  • EAD
  • Employment Authorization
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Executive Action
  • Fiance Visa
  • Green Card
  • H-1B
  • Inadmissibility
  • Investors
  • L-1
  • LGBT
  • Models
  • Naturalization
  • Nurses
  • O-1
  • OPT
  • Physical Therapists
  • R-1
  • Re-Entry Permits
  • Returning Resident Visa
  • Silicon Beach
  • Students
  • TN
  • TPS
  • U.S. Immigration
  • Uncategorized
  • USCIS
  • Visa Waiver Program
  • Visitor Visa
  • Waivers
  • Work Visa

Archives

  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • July 2022
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • November 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • March 2016
  • January 2016
  • November 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • January 2015
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • January 2014
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • June 2012
  • March 2012
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011

Tags

Advance Parole B-1 B-2 Canada Citizenship Consular Processing CPT DACA DAPA DOMA DUI E-2 EAD EB-5 Entrepreneurs Executive Action F-1 Fiance Green Card green cards H-1B H-4 Immigration Inadmissibility Investors K-1 L-1 LGBT Marriage NAFTA Naturalization Nurse Obama OPT Physical Therapist Prop 8 STEM Students TN USCIS Visa Visa Bulletin Visitor Waiver Work Visa

Recent Articles

  • H-1B Layoff Grace Period May Be Extended From 60 Days to 180 Days
  • Determining the Employer’s Ability to Pay the Proffered Wage for Employment-Based Immigrant Petitions
  • Options for Non-Immigrant Workers Who Have Been Laid Off or Terminated
  • Premium Processing Now Available for F-1 Students With EAD Applications for Optional Practical Training
  • FY2024 H-1B Lottery Now Open for Registration

Filed Under: U.S. Immigration, Waivers Tagged With: DACA, Waivers

Copyright © 2023 Maximilian Law Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Los Angeles Immigration Law Firm Visas Green Cards

Los Angeles El Segundo Playa Vista Immigration Lawyer Attorney Law Firm LAX 90045