Less than 30 days away! The first part of President Obama’s Executive Order on Immigration that will go into effect is the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Here are the ways DACA will expand next month: Eliminates the Age Cap The current DACA program limits eligibility to people who were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012. Going forward, this age restriction will no longer apply. People who arrived in the United States before age 16 may qualify for DACA, even if they were over 31 as of June 2012. However, to apply for DACA with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a person must be at least 15 years old, unless she is currently in removal proceedings or has a final removal or voluntary departure order. The Deferred Action Memo does not change this requirement. Adjusts the date-of-entry requirement Current DACA guidelines require an applicant to prove continuous residence in the United States from June 15, 2007 to the present. The new guidelines advance the continuous residence start date to January 1, 2010. Extends deferred action and work authorization from two years to three years Grants of deferred action and work permits will be for a three-year period, instead of two years. This change became effective on November 24, 2014 for people who are approved for first-time DACA and DACA renewals on or after that date.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 23:02:21 +0000
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