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Once you get your Biometrics done, the FBI will run a check on you, then they will send the results to USCIS. After USCIS gets the results, an adjudicator will look over your application and all of the documents you submitted and if everything is good, you will be approved and your EAD will go into production, then when it is done, it will be mailed to you. If there is something missing, or if the adjudicator wants to see more proof, they will send you an RFE (Request for Evidence) which will indicate what documents they want to see. You will have one month to submit the required documents before your case proceeds without them.

(AP) WASHINGTON — Less than two months before a presidential election in which both parties are fighting for the key Hispanic vote, the Obama administration has approved the first wave of applications from young illegal immigrants hoping to avoid deportation and get a work permit. The Homeland Security Department is notifying a small group of people this week that they have been approved to stay in the country for two years as part of President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The first approvals come just three weeks after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services started accepting applications for the program Mr. Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano first announced June 15. In an internal document obtained by The Associated Press, the government had estimated previously that it could take months for each application to be reviewed and approved. So far, about 72,000 people have applied to avoid deportation. "Following a thorough, individualized case review, USCIS has now begun notifying individuals of the determination on their deferral requests," DHS spokesman Peter Boogaard said in a statement Tuesday. DHS said background checks, including fingerprinting, are being conducted on each immigrant before an application can be approved. The average wait time for approval is expected to be about four months to six months. Most applications for immigration benefits take several months for USCIS to process. In certain circumstances, people can pay extra fees to speed up the process. There currently is no such option for deferred action applications. To be eligible for deferred deportation, applicants must have come to the U.S. before they turned 16, be 30 or younger, be high school graduates or in college, or have served in the military. The immigrants could not have a serious criminal record. Successful applicants can avoid deportation for up to two years and get a work permit. Applicants must pay a $465 paperwork fee that is expected to cover the cost of processing the work permit and fingerprint collection. Homeland Security has estimated that as many as 1.04 million immigrants could apply to avoid being deported in the program's first year, with about 890,000 being immediately eligible. According to the department document, it could cost between $467 million and $585 million to process applications in the first two years of the program, with revenues from fees estimated at $484 million. That means the cost to the government could range from a gain of $17 million to a loss of more than $101 million. The policy change came just months before what is shaping up to be a tight presidential election. Wooing Hispanic voters has been considered key to helping Mr. Obama win a second term. The plan to halt deportations for as many as 1.7 million illegal immigrants closely mirrors the failed DREAM Act, a bill that would have provided a path to legalization for many of the same immigrants expected to benefit from the government's deferred action policy. The new policy does not provide legal status for the immigrants. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has not said what he would do with the Obama policy if he is elected. He has previously pledged to veto the DREAM Act should it cross his desk. DREAM stands for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors. Republicans have uniformly criticized Mr. Obama's policy, as well as previous DHS decisions to stop deporting many illegal immigrants who do not have criminal records or otherwise pose no threat to national security or public safety. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has derided the policy as "backdoor amnesty." "It's astounding that the president's administration can move so quickly to grant work authorization to illegal immigrants yet his jobs council hasn't met in over eight months to find solutions to put unemployed Americans back to work," Smith said Tuesday. "Such a quick turnaround for these amnesty applications raises serious concerns about fraud and a lack of thorough background checks. President Obama and his administration continue to put illegal immigrants ahead of the interests of the American people." Last month, a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sued the department in federal court in Dallas, accusing the administration of violating federal law and forcing ICE employees to break the law by not arresting certain illegal immigrants. Napolitano and ICE Director John Morton were named as defendants. An informal adviser to Romney on immigration, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, filed the suit on behalf of the agents. "It places ICE agents in an untenable position where their political superiors are ordering them to violate federal law," Kobach said at the time. "If they follow federal law, they will be disciplined by their superiors." On Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., sent a letter to Morton questioning the new policy and how it is being implemented. He cited reports of immigration officers being threatened with punishment for trying to enforce immigration laws, an allegation outlined in Kobach's suit. "The speed at which the deferrals are being granted continues to raise severe concerns about fraud and the administration's ability to verify items like age of entry, educational status and even current age," Sessions said. "But the bigger issue is that the administration has effectively nullified existing federal law with the stroke of a pen. Moreover, it is a pure fiction that its non-enforcement policy is limited to those theoretically eligible for DREAM." 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so, it got me thinking when i was looking at cars and a few other things, that how i am suppose to buy a car with not a lot of money in the back and no credit. so i googled "how to build credit fast". this article came up and i found it very useful on how to do so. it's pretty easy to understand. there are no extreme measures that anyone needs to take. just use common sense. i figure once i have a job, i can start building credit using the steps that this person has outlined. happy reading. hope its helpful http://rethinkriches.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Build-Your-Credit-Score-from-0-to-700-in-6-Months

The receipt number is one of the most commonly used numbers, by immigrants and lawyers alike, to track the progress or identify a particular immigration case or filing. These receipt numbers start with three letters and follow by a series of numbers, for example EAC-06-123-45678. Here is how to understand what the numbers mean. The first three letters indicate the USCIS service center which is processing the petition, as follows: - EAC - Vermont Service Center; - WAC - California Service Center; - LIN - Nebraska Service Center; and - SRC - Texas Service Center. The next two digits represent the fiscal year in which USCIS received the petition. In the example above, “06″ means that the petition was received by USCIS during Fiscal Year 2006. The next three digits represent the computer workday on which the receipt was processed and the fee was taken. Finally, the last five digits are used to identify uniquely the petition filed. Source: http://www.cilawgroup.com/news/2008/07/21/receipt-numbers-explained-lin-src-eac-wac/

^ Ditto! AH!

I've read a lot that you should try to spend only 30% or lower of your credit card limit to keep a good credit. It might not be such a good idea to put all of your expenses on your credit card because the agencies might think that you are dependent on the credit card even if you pay it off all at the end of the month. If you pay off all of your bills with a credit card, the credit card issuer will report to the credit agencies how much you owe, and that you are making your payments on time, it doesn't show that you are paying it off fully.

I've been doing that for the past 2 or 3 months with a credit card. I'm not sure how long it takes, but if you stay in good standards for a year I heard your credit score can be pretty high.

Yes it is.

Where did you hear that? The Guidelines don't state anything about debt.

Rawf you are right! People who get these permits try to abuse them and push the limits! The reason we are getting the work permit is because we have been raise here since were young and we are Americans in every way but on paper...now people who want to go study to other countrys are pushing it clearly defeats the whole purpose for DACA.

Going outside the country to attend college at a different country is not recommended either. Why would they give you a work permit just so you can go outside the country to study and contribute to some other country, while the US doesn't gain anything back? You get a work permit to work here in the US, not to study elsewhere. See that's why documents are so hard to get after, people abuse them. People get the opportunity to work legally and after getting it, they want to run away to study at some other country. Makes no sense what-so-ever.

A person granted DACA can apply for the advanced parole AFTER you get your DACA approved. If you apply for the advanced parole at the time of filing your application for the DACA, your DACA case will be rejected. You must have a good reason to travel out side of the states. Visiting your family isn't a reason your advanced parole will be approved. Going to attend the college in different country, missionary, and etc, are good reasons. As Rawf and Jose mentioned, re-entry matter is unclear.

I forgot to include that even with travel permit, the person at the airport can deny the reentry. It is a tricky situation. I would love to be able to travel and see my family, specially grandma.

To travel outside the USA, you must apply for Advance Parole after you receive your work permit. The advance parole is a travel permit that lets you travel whenever you need to go for a limited time and it must be a valid reason such as the death of someone very close to you, sickness, and any other emergency cases. I wouldn't apply for Advance parole until you talk about it with your immigration attorney, Advance Parole comes with a lot of risks and your reentry to the US is up to the immigration officer in the airport. He will most likely ask you for copies of the reason as to why you had to travel and your Work Permit will show a Advance Parole text which will be shipped to you once your travel permit is accepted. The advance parole application is called I-131, the application is not free and depending on your age is the price you will pay to have it processed. Also note that your first work permit will include a message in the card saying "NOT VALID FOR REENTRY TO THE U.S.", while the second card will include "SERVES AS X-XXX ADVANCE PAROLE"

Waiting for my credit card was painful enough, I can just imagine for the EAD and License/ID