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HI guys, I sent in my application a few days ago. I didn't actually fill it out myself, I was assisted by an organization who works with people to apply for TPS and other immigration processes. I have a bit of a concern here though, they told me it wasn't required to send two passport photos with the I-765 form (or work form), they say this is because this process is different from other immigration cases and that my picture will get taken regardless at the biometric check. I ended up listening to these people, my application was sent without these photos. Does anyone know? Are these really required!? Has anyone sent their applications without these as well!?

I think this article just confirms what we all know, Romney wont be changing his mind on immigration. He should not receive the votes of our loved ones.. By MAGGIE HABERMAN From this Andres Oppenheimer column in The Miami Herald yesterday on immigration: Even top Republicans who disagree with Romney on some issues, such as House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, tell me that Romney is highly unlikely to change course if he gets to the White House. In an interview last week, I asked Ros-Lehtinen how can she, as a Hispanic, support Romney’s “horrendous” — my word — stands on immigration. I was referring to Romney’s opposition to the Dream Act that would grant a path to legal residence to up to 1.8 million students who were brought to this country as infants by their parents and were raised as Americans, or his call for seeking the “self-deportation” of 11 million undocumented immigrants, which many of us fear would amount to making life impossible for all Hispanics regardless of their legal status. To my surprise, Ros-Lehtinen, a conservative Republican who supports Romney, told me: “I agree with you. I am in a position that is opposite to that of Mitt Romney on immigration, totally. But I think that, in this election, the most important issues will be first the economy, then creating jobs, and third, the economy and creating jobs.” Asked whether she believes Romney adopted hard-line positions to win over the ultra-conservative wing of his party, and that he will shift to the center if elected president, Ros-Lehtinen said, “Nobody should vote for Mitt Romney thinking that he will change his positions.” She added that nobody should cast a vote for Romney thinking that “he says x, but he will do y.” “He says he does not support the Dream Act, and I wouldn’t want somebody to vote for Mitt Romney [thinking] that I and Mario Diaz-Balart [R-Miami], and others will make Mitt Romney change his mind. It’s not possible,” she said. “Mitt Romney says he does not support the Dream Act, and I think he is a person who stands by what he says, and won’t change his mind,” she said. Romney, who Democrats spent months hitting as a flip-flopper for positions he changed on abortion, has made avoiding new grounds for such a charge a staple of his general election campaign (as I reported a few months ago, he told Rupert Murdoch at a Ken Langone-hosted fundraiser that he wasn't going to be a flip-flopper on immigration). This comment from one of his most prominent Hispanic backers is consistent with that. But it also is a reminder that the Republican Party, going forward, has a deficit with Hispanic voters that is problematic. Source:http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/romney-backer-dont-expect-his-mind-to-be-changed-on-134189.html

i'm happy to hear that there are some people who have received an I-797 letter. however, i would like to point out that there are different type of I-797. here is a table that explains the different types. Form Number Description I-797, Notice of Action Issued when an application or petition is approved. I-797A, Notice of Action Issued to an applicant as a replacement Form I-94. I-797B, Notice of Action Issued for approval of an alien worker petition. I-797C, Notice of Action Issued to communicate receipt of payments, rejection of applications, transfer of files, fingerprint biometric, interview, re-scheduled re-opened cases, etc I-797D Accompanies benefit cards. I-797E, Notice of Action Issued to request evidence. I-797F, Transportation Letter Issued overseas to allow applicants to travel. i guess the reason why i am writing this is because i dont want anyone to be mislead about the Notice Letters. please when you receive your I-797 letter, please see if there is a letter behind the last 7. a straight I-797 means that your application has been approved which i would think would happen after your EAD gets approves. the I-797C means that they have received your application, payments or any other step in your application progess

So i went to see a lawyer he charged me 1000 for everything. I think it was a lot of help he filled everything out he just asked me for the answer. I had a lot of papers and he said I didn't need them all so he picked out the ones he thought were more necessary. he translated my birth cirtificate and made copys of my paper work. I have an appoimnet to see him again tomorow I have to take him 2 passport fotos he said it was for the work application. I was really sure of my self that I knew enough about how things were going to happen but since we can only apply one time I desided to get a lawyer just to make sure .. it worked out for me how did you guys did it i want to know......PS I live in COLORADO

the same thing happens to me but i got my I-797 C saying that the next step will be biometrics appoiment so im still waitting + they didn't mention anything about the pictures

Don't worry too much about it. The worst thing that can happen is they tell you to send them in, or they tell you to bring them in to the Biometrics appointment.

I did not send the pictures with the application and it was filled out by an attorney. They never stated that it is required to send in the photographs !

Photographs of you will be taken when you go in for your Biometrics appointment, but I don't know what they will be used for. It seems to me like the 2 passport photographs are required, but I am not entirely sure. EDIT: I searched on google for "deferred action document checklist" and found these sites. Both state that you need to send in the 2 photographs. http://njdac.org/blo...tion-checklist/ http://expertbeacon....st#.UERZxNYiaIs

I think the most important thing to look out for is a good track record. Try your hardest to find a lawyer someone you know has used. Don't be shy to ask for references or see their success rate. I had been going through my immigration process before DACA came out so my current lawyer filled everything out for me and put together my evidence and I paid him $1,000. They can give you payment plans (I pay $250 a month) and personally, it's worth every penny to know that it's going to be done correctly since my situation is a bit more complicated. Good luck!

If I had hired an attorney, I wouldnt have paid him more than $200 and thats not including the application fee or passport photo fee or price for making all the copies...