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READ! Two Republican senators in an attempt to hijack the Obama Comprehensive Immigration Reform process have introduced a watered down version of the DREAM Act and are calling it the ACHIEVE Act. While there are several differences between the two, the biggest one is that there is no path to citizenship. In other words, people who take advantage of the three types of visas (W1, W2, and W3) will be able to live permanently in the United States if they keep meeting certain conditions but would not be able to file for naturalization. This sort of status is common in many countries like France or Japan where even immigrants who spend their lifetime or even if they are born there can only hope for permanent residence and not citizenship. So is the DREAM Act dead? At this point, it is not clear what will happen to it, but experts agree that there are simply not enough votes to pass it in its current form. That is why ACHIEVE Act may very well become the starting point for legalization of illegal immigrants who entered the country when they were minors. I have been reading that some advocates for DREAMers are fiercely opposing ACHIEVE Act but I would caution the DREAMers not to fall in their trap of false hopes. The immigrant advocacy groups have their own agenda and they would rather be in business forever than have this issue go away making them lose their jobs from all the donations that they receive. I think what DREAMers have to realize is that they do not want to end up in a situation that ACHIEVE Act is also killed because DREAM Act is not revived. In the end, DREAMers get nothing. It is much better to get some kind of legal status than to get nothing in the hope that a longer fight will make it eventually happen. Politics is unpredictable and in the 2014 mid-term elections, it could very well be that Democrats lose their majority in Senate too. It is very easy to kill legislation in Congress. I have also noticed that many DREAMer groups are literally demanding citizenship and refusing to compromise. That only turns off Americans because there is not a lot of sympathy for lawbreakers in general. A long and nasty fight with an uncompromising attitude could even turn public opinion against illegal immigrants. That is why DREAMers need to emphasize upon their leaders to tone down the rhetoric and stop being so belligerent.

If you are still waiting on your approval "Don't Freak Out" Just watch this video and breathe. Hope you enjoyed the video

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.

Be patient you guys your approvals are coming shouldn't be to long. For the once that applied on October or November you could be hearing an answer as early as next year.

Are you sure? You can send the package through priority or certified. Doesn't meant the process will be expedited.

All i know is that Vermont can go lick ... Lol

The funny thing is that there's people from early November already approved.

Lovely post, Sanchez. Did you write this yourself or is this a post from somewhere else? I'm jut curious.

Huntington Beach marathon is pretty good. Did it once before with a friend. Good luck!

Yo what a cool white girl

Thanks for the post Fredo... However, it seems that I missed the main point of both videos...

I cried as well lol as well as my mommy

Welcome to the forums. It's nice to see an older member.

Here's part two ..... Enjoy

one quick question, can i take the mx consular id california issues instead of the actual birth certificate?

Hitania, just make sure you don't forget your birthcertificate!!

Im a beast at zombies video games, especially Call of Duty Black ops. COD Black ops 2 came out on the 13th came out but I havent played it..and i really dont want to because if not ill dedicate all my energy into that and ill be starting school in january. Im currently trying to get back in shape...maybe start speed walking and hopefully eventually run....

yea i also like to go out for a run....doing exercise always feels good! helps u take out all the stress feels great....also im a big fan of volleyball even tho im not that great but its always fun to get together with the fam bam and play some BALL!

Does anybody know if we will be able to see the date of our biometrics appointment on the case status website?