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LINK: http://www.uscis.gov/Live/Enlace/index.htm Enlace Público: Un Diálogo con USCIS La Oficina de Enlace Público de USCIS le invita a participar en nuestro próximo Enlace nacional en español aquí en vivo. Nuestros representantes compartirán actualizaciones de la agencia y estarán disponibles para responder sus preguntas. Envié sus preguntas antes del Enlace por Twitter @USCIS_es o por correo electrónico a [email protected] The USCIS Office of Public Engagement invites you to attend a free national Spanish-language event here live. Our representatives will share agency updates, discuss immigration-related topics, and will be available to answer your questions. Send your questions before the event via Twitter @USCIS_es or email at [email protected] WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22 2012 730-900PM Eastern time MIERCOLES 22 DE AGOSTO 2012 730-900PM Tiempo este

On the i821d, Part 1 down in the Education section: I have graduated from High school and attended 3 non-consecutive semesters in college, my last attendance date being the end of fall 2010. What would I put for 18-20? For 18, I have "High school gradute", for 19 I had put my high school, and for 20 I had thought to put the last day I attended college (end of fall 2010). Is that right? In conjunction with that. I owe the school money and am currently trying to pay it off (hence the reason for not attending currently). For this reason I can't request my transcripts. Is there any way to get unofficial transcripts (I'm really unfamiliar with how those work so please explain) or if I told them my reasons, would they release it? And final college question: When I had applied for the school, I believe but am not totally sure, I had said I was a citizen but didn't give SS. On my student info section on the website, all I see is "Residence: Non-International" Not sure if that has anything to do with it, and I'm quite sure what status they have me as or even how to find out. Will this pose a problem? Thanks so much for any help! This is my first post and I have many many questions I've been collecting on post-its. And as I am not familiar with forums all that much, here's a (probably) stupid question: am I only allowed one topic per forum post? Or may I ask all my questions in one? I suppose the the former is correct? Thanks again everyone! I really appreciate all your help and once I get all my forms squared away and submited, I'm gonna be scraping up some money to donate to all the awesome people that have been invaluable to me, both here and over at finding atlas (atlasdiy on youtube)! God bless! ^^

Never mind, I had misread. The photographs are required. "You must submit two identical color photographs of yourself taken within 30 days of filing your application. The photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and unretouched. The passport-style photos must be 2" by 2". The photos must be in color with full face, frontal view on a white to off-white background. Head height should measure 1" to 1 3/8" from top to bottom of chin, and eye eight is between 1 1/8" to 1 3/8" from bottom of photo. Your head must be bare unless you are wearing a headdress as required by a religious order of which you are a member. Using pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and Alien Receipt Number on the back of the photo."

Thought this might help someone so here it is. http://theadac.org/josepenalosa.html

Young undocumented immigrants who want to apply under a new federal policy for a reprieve from deportation could be inadvertently turning themselves in to authorities for deportation if they are deemed ineligible, several immigration experts are warning. "You don't want to go to a zoo if a cage door is open, because it can bite back. And you don't want to walk into the maw of a federal agency if you have a history," Casey Wolff, an immigration attorney in Collier County, said of illegal immigrants who may meet other qualifications for Deferred Action, but have been arrested. Wolff and other local immigration specialists said the program still is too new to understand if it will take a twist and work against applicants and their families under certain circumstances. They have tried to temper the excitement of young would-be applicants. The over-arching message if you think you might not make the cut is "Don't apply yet." Samuel Blanco, an immigration attorney with an office in East Naples, said this skepticism comes from immigration enforcement programs like Secure Communities, which originally was framed as a way to identify high-priority deportees like violent criminals, but yawned much wider and resulted in low-priority deportations nationwide. The deferred action policy, also known as DACA, went into effect Aug. 15. It expands the previous deferred action program, allowing for undocumented youth under the age of 31 to apply for a renewable two-year temporary reprieve of deportation proceedings under certain conditions. Details emerged between the June 15 announcement by the Department of Homeland Security and when the policy went into effect last week, with the agency elaborating on what type of criminal background could compromise eligibility. Undocumented immigrants who arrived as children but have felony, "significant" misdemeanor (including DUIs and domestic violence, but excluding minor traffic offenses), or multiple misdemeanor convictions are ineligible for deferred action, except under "exceptional circumstances," according to the Department of Homeland Security. Blanco, Wolff and an immigration specialist from Catholic Charities of Collier County said they are advising clients with an arrest record to proceed carefully before turning over to the federal government the application, $465 fee, and evidence documenting their life in the U.S. for the past five years. The supporting documents to prove eligibility and identity could include passports, birth certificates, school transcripts, and medical, financial and military records. "Unless you believe you have a very simple, straightforward case with no complications ... get legal advice," Blanco said. "Don't apply first. Don't be the guinea pig." It's a concern U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services tries to address in a question-and-answer section on its website. The agency states: "If your case does not involve a criminal offense, fraud, or a threat to national security or public safety, your case will not be referred to ICE for purposes of removal proceedings except where DHS determines there are exceptional circumstances." It also notes that if the agency doesn't approve deferred action in someone's case, it will apply its policy regarding the referral of cases to ICE and take into account if the applicant falls under a 2011 Citizenship and Immigration memo that outlines policies and the issuance of Notices to Appear, which are charging documents that initiate removal proceedings. "We really don't know what's going to happen to these folks once some of them start getting denied," said Blanco, who along with Wolff reported that the majority of calls to their practices regarding the deferred action policy were from Latin Americans and Eastern Europeans. In central California, one group has been warning farmworkers and their children not to sign up for the program at all. "Immigration agents could haul them off that same day," said Manuel Cunha, president of the Nisei Farmers League. "Even if they don't, if this policy is disbanded, now ICE has the addresses of all the families. Why would you want to squeal on your parents?" Laura Lichter, a Denver attorney who heads the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said everyone takes a risk by applying. "I would say that people are between a rock and a hard place. In most cases, people can take (the government) at their word that their intent is to administer this policy in a fair and appropriate manner but there are going to be people that are going to find themselves having problems," she said. Source: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/aug/20/immigration-experts-new-federal-policy-could-on/

1. I will put some college. But call an attorney to be sure. 2.I am pretty sure weather you haven't paid off all your tuition or not, your college will release your transcript if you pay them a certain amount FOR THE TRANSCRIP. I believe it's roughly about $20. I don't see a problem with your college to release your transcrip if you were paying off the tuition regularly. 3. I don't see a problem with that status unless you provided a fake ssn. But a fake ssn seems like not your case. It just looks like the school have made your status in that way so you can pay a less tuition. International students pay more tuition.

1) My suggestion would be to contact an immigration attorney and ask them what your current school status would be. 2) Call your college and ask them if they can give you a transcript, official or unofficial, tell them that it is required and that you need it. If they don't want to, ask them for a letter stating that you have attended that college from date X to date X. 3) When I went to apply for college I also didn't put any SSN and I was told that I wasn't obligated to add one but that I could add one later on if I wanted to. Maybe you can do the same.

Read your quote again... We, as applicants of the DACA, do not qualify for e-filing. That's on the USCIS site. And according to the i765 instructions, (and other immigration attorneys) page 6, "Required documents," second column, letter C. "You must submit 2 identical color photographs of yourself taken within 30 days of filing your application...." Blah blah blah. I just noticed the "within 30 days..." part. I guess I better hurry and get this done since I already took mine D:

Also, Its many of us...they'd really have to be really bored or have nothing to do if they start coming after each and everyone of us.

Since I was in high school...Ive always wanted a Jeep, like one of those for off roading...and its weird because Im very girly, but I think if I were to do my research good, itd be a hybrid, preferrably in the Infiniti or Lincoln family if possible..and I would take navy blue, or pearl white on either model. However what I want most first, is to find a job with possibility of going up and be able to go back to school