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I take no credit for this guide. What Happens After You Send In Your Forms? This will be a guide to what happens when everything for your DACA case goes as planned. You have sent in your forms I-821D, I-765 and I-765WS (G1145 for those that want the Email/TXT notification of application acceptance). So what are the steps and events that happen subsequent to this event? Assuming your package made it to one of the different Lockbox locations as specified in the instructions. You should receive an electronic notification or an electronic I-797C Receipt for both I-821D and I-765 forms. (5-7 days after they received your package at the Lockbox) The previous steps would mean that your forms had all the required information, that your forms were properly signed and that you included the correct filling fees. Your case has now been routed to one of the four Service Centers (Nebraska Service Center (LIN), Vermont Service Center (EAC), California Service Center (WAC), and Texas Service Center (SRC)). All service centers have different processing times for the forms you have sent; depending on their queue of pending applications you might see different processing dates. (This guide will detail more or less my case routed to LIN) You will then receive the physical receipts of the same notification (if you did not send form G1145 then this will be your first notification of your case), I-797C for both I-821D and I-765. (5 to 7 days after the Service Center received your package) The next step in the process would be for background checks as part of the decision process. USCIS will now request for your biometrics (fingerprints). You will then receive a subsequent I-797 Notice of Action receipt in the mail with your appointment date for your biometrics to be taken at your local Application Support Center, ASC. (7-10 days after the Service Center received your package) You have an appointment, the date arrived.* The ASC has successfully taken your biometrics/fingerprints, your photo and your signature. Depending on your background checks, whether your record is clean or not so clean, the following will take less or more time. Your biometrics are sent to the FBI (who usually returns your record within 24-48 hrs) and its forwarded to USCIS for them to do IBIS Name Check and IDENT Fingerprint Check as part of the background checks. The Biometrics letter after your appointment, notice the stamp. You should then receive a TXT (If you have Signed Up to USCIS Portfolio) showing that your I-765 application has been accepted and your card has been ordered for production. This change will also appear in Case Status online. (6-15 days after the date you did Biometrics at ASC) Congratulations! Your case has now been accepted! The adjudication of I-765 means your DACA case has been approved. You should then receive a TXT (If you have Signed Up to USCIS Portfolio) stating that your I-821D has been approved and a notice has been mailed. (1 day after your I-765 EAD goes into production) You should then receive a TXT (If you have Signed Up to USCIS Portfolio) stating that your Employment Authorization Document (EAD), has been mailed. (1 day after your I-765 EAD goes into production) You should then receive a TXT (If you have Signed Up to USCIS Portfolio) stating that USPS has picked up your EAD. (1 day after your I-765 EAD goes into production) Then you should receive a First Class Flat Rate Envelope that contains I-797D which contains the approval notice and the EAD card itself. (4 days after I-765 EAD goes into production) Front of I-797D Back of I-797D As you can see from the process above the time is streamlined and very efficient. I cannot guarantee that your case will take the same amount of time, because that is unrealistic, every case is different, and as time goes by there might be less or more realistically more applications for USCIS to go through. I sent in my application through Priority Mail on August 16 and was approved on September 11, which was less than 30 days. But, others have not had the same luck, so this is just so you can see the steps the case must go through. I cannot put a timeline for a case that might be sent a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a Notice of Intent of Denial (NOID) because I did not receive one and I have not read of any. This is case-by-case basis and if all the odds are in your favor you should expect the same result. This is also under the assumption that you qualify for this benefit, if you are committing fraud then you risk being denied and your case being referred to ICE. I take no credit for this guide.

You can fill out the application at home and print it, or fill it in at the SSA office. http://www.socialsec...online/ss-5.pdf Find your nearest SSA office https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/FOLO/fo001.jsp http://www.ssa.gov/p...rred_action.pdf

I live in the san fransicso area and I was wondering if anyone else has any idea how it goes on in there. I got my appointment next week! Excited

Hi as many of you I also have have a very hard life. i came to the US when I was 8, I'm now 19 going on 20 in 3 months. my dad was an alcoholic and because of it we never had money, i use to sell his beer bottles to get money for chips. when we came to the USa became a rebel didn't listen to any one had very bad influence friends and i was a mess. I was always very smart, i always had good grades in school but when i finished 8th grade my parents told me they couldn’t pay for my expenses any more. year later I met this shy guy..that turned out he wasn’t so shy jajajaj....15 days later i ran away with him when i was 14, it was a weird thing i was dumb and he was to jajaja...a year later we decide to have a baby and at the age of 15 i became a teen mother....it was the hardest thing ever...i felt so sad for myself because i didn't have anything to give to my little child ....at 17 i made the decision to go back to school. i didn't want my GED, i don't have anything against it I just really wanted my High School diploma I wanted my child to be proud of me...it was 2 long years of pushing my self..I took some jobs that didn't ask me for paperwork,,cleaning homes for low wage and stuff like that...sometimes i would work till 11pm...i went to school 8-2 and worked from 2-till i was done...they were the longest 2 years of my life but on 5/24/2012 i got my high school diploma..and then DACA came and the rest is history jajaja i still have a long road to walk i'm just happy to be part of it. and when i'm really old i will tell my grandchildren how we made history how i was a DREAMER......o and my husband and i have been together for 5 years and still going strong he has been my best friend and have supported me on all my crazy dreams

God gives the most difficult tasks to the strongest soldiers whom he knows will be capable of handling it. Best of luck to you and keep going strong!!!

Wow everyone has a unique story to tell. Interesting and welcome!!

Thanks for the replies. I really appreciate it.

Very touching story of your life. Things turn out for the better when we less expect it and hard work is what makes us a better person at the end. Welcome to the forum!

Best of luck. Keep staying strong

Yeah, he had everything done within a month. Now he just needs the SSN and he's set.

I got the chills while reading this. I'm surprised how fast things went with this applicant. It is like Deferred Action is a Priority and it is coming out faster than when you actually apply for a normal work permit outside of the DA. Thank you for posting this!