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Hey there everybody! I'm new to this, and I see that all these forums are filled with great information for all of us! My name is Rocio, and i live in Chicago. I am 19 years old and i attend a community college with hopes of being a Pediatric Nurse in the future. I applied for the DACA and got approved. The following is a timeline of my process. 8/22/12 - met with attorney 8/27/12 - Application was sent 9/03/12 - Application was received 9/10/12 - Biometrics appointment sent 9/21/12 - Biometric appointment 10/15/12 - Approved! 10/30/12 - Applied to SSN 11/05/12 - received SSN! 12/18/12 -Got my DL I'm glad the process of being accepted took less than 2 months. I work at a not so great job, and I am looking for a job where I can excel myself and take advantage of this great opportunity we were given. Good Luck to everyone! Don't give up!

Ive always been a very private secretive person about my personal life, i came here in the third grade in 1997 on a tourist visa been here ever since just a couple of years ago when i finally thought id get my papers Immigration goes and messes it up and sends my Documents to My home Country and basically says oops we didnt know you were here in the US so id have no other choice but to go back to Kenya to get interviewed so i could get my Papers and no gurantee id come back lol non of the friends ive had all my life even now (24) have ever known about my situation and still dont know lol i know personally ive loved it this way ive managed to have a somewhat normal social life but at the same time its difficult when you cant always go out with your friends, or cant make it to Birthday Events because ever since i lost my passport ive been canceling so many thigs and giving excuses, ive always been afraid to tell people because i never want sympathy or pitty ive managed to stay sane and no one who knows me would suspect my struggle its been hard to get into relationships, do simple everyday things with friends, progress financially etc etc i always felt like i was the only one in this position, ive only ever told one girl my situation and she didnt even care and still doesent but what about you guys and Gals.. How has undocumetned status affected your love life? How has undocumented status affected your financial and social life? Do you come out with it or have you kept it a secret and lived a double life so to speak lol.. Have you ever had a hard time breaking it to your friends or just lived in silence like i have what are certain things youve always wished youve wanted to do through out your life, P.S im glad i could share and vent to like minded people and people going through this same situation i am going through :] Happy Holidays..i hope the best for you all

ok, so myabe this is how i am interpeting the "new" law but here's what i understand it to be. this DOES NOT shorten the time that the I-601 (hardship waiver) is approved. the average wait time for the I-601 to be approved is about 6 months. what this "new" law does IS shorten the wait time outside of the US for a visa. If approved then beneficiary will still need to leave the US but SOME will only need to be out of the country for a week. some longer, some shorter. the hardship waiver petition is not difficult to fill out, however, it is hard to prove, to the laws and standards, the USCIS sets. (when i have done enough research on the laws and standards, i will make another post) i believe that if one is denied the hardship waiver then they will probably have to find a different way of not having to leave the country. one of my concerns, is if a visa needs to be immediately available to the beneficiary in order for them to apply for the hardship waiver. please, dont get me wrong, i think that this may be a good thing, especially to those who can apply for it, however, i think a little more research into it is needed to know for sure if it will and can benefit those who do apply.

some school will have private scholarships that you might be able to apply for. I know in CA, i was allowed to pay in state tuition before DACA because i attended and graduated from a CA high school. it all depends on what state you live in and what is available. the best thing to do is to talk to the financial aid department at the school your attend or want to attend.

Select Resident Alien (immigrant), and write down both your A# and expiration date on the corresponding places. That is what I did when I applied to college and never had an issue. During the time of my application, I had a work permit and SSN ONLY, so I have been there. I am not sure how much they will scrutinize your application, if they do it, but the probability of it happening is very slim. Either way, take the chance - you won't regret it

Hey! I'm pretty new here but I'm really happy that I found this forum. 1. Being undocumented hasn't really affected my love life too drastically. It only had two little impacts on it. Once was when my ex wanted me to go to Cancun with his family and the other was when he was trying to teach me how to drive and I turned down his offer. I gave him indistinct replies to both answers and it didn't really affect anything. 2. Being undocumented has been really hard financially. I was supposed to start college last semester and everyone who knows me knows that I've been dreaming about college since I was in the 3rd grade. I could start though because I couldn't get financial aid and I didn't get enough from scholarships. Also I don't know anyone who can/will cosign my loan. Hopefully I should be starting at the end of this month but my mom and I haven't made the first payment. We'll see. Socially, I used to live in Florida and by the time I graduated high school everyone in my grade drove except for me. I told them I was waiting until I moved back to New York over the summer to get it here. 3. Lol I lived a "double life" for years until last year I got really fed up after about an 8 month period of struggle. Basically a bunch of things happened and right before I started my senior year in high school, my mom and I moved 3 times over the summer. I was stressed and I told one of my closest friends. She handled it really well and I lived with her family for four months. Then I told my best friend and she handled it well but she doesn't really understand it at all. 4. It was definitely a struggle telling my best friend because I kept it from her for so long. I think the important thing to remember when you go to tell someone is that most people won't care because they don't understand. Also if you really trust the person you're going to tell and you know they care about you, they won't treat you differently. They'll actually do their best to help you out, like my friend who let me live with her. 5. I want to drive. I want to go to school without wondering how I'm going to scrape together cash for books, food, metrocards and next semester. I want a student loan (bet you don't hear that often). I want to go to medical school. I want to get a summer job at NSLC. I want to do internships. I want to study abroad and go to Canada with my friends over spring break. When someone asks for an ID I want to give them a state ID instead of my passport/student ID. Most importantly, I want to go to the airport without nearly having a heart attack every time a TSA agent looks at my passport. Lol I wrote a lot but I had a lot of stuff I wanted to share.

Just reading everyones comments makes me realize you guys went through hard situations because of your immigration status. Unlike me I had it, still have it easy right here in California. Been undocumented here is no big deal, everywhere you go here you see a hispanics here lol obviously not everyone is legal here so you feel more comfortable living in the area. Your legal status is common here I guess you feel welcome to be around here. Been undocumented has not affected my love life, all you date here is latinos/latinas lol. It did affected me when I was in high school I turned down many good opportunities, job offerings, and the privilege to have a drivers license. I also knew I couldn't enroll in the university I wanted to go. After high school I didn't go to college after one year, so in the mean time I was working I had to settle for some crappy jobs because of my status, but I managed to get a good spot in a marketing company. Since then getting into clubs was not a big deal right here you get a fake ID and your good to go in. Everyone partys here in Cali so guarantee you'll have a good time lol, the only issue was not been able to drive legally and persuading your dream job, traveling, taking free courses, etc. My advice for you guys, don't be embarrassed of where you came from, we are all special people, unique, its always nice having a friend from a foreign country, and hearing your stories people can appreciate you and understand the struggles each of you went through in this country. Be proud of where you came from not everyone has same privilege as you do. We just have to get out there and share our stories and good luck for those waiting for approvals !

It will become more clearly as months passes by. population instability & world issues are arise. This year is going to be hectic for the world. The Constitution & the words. We the people, By the people & For the people are disappearing.

i always told my friends i was born in mexico so im a wetback......i never lied to them,,,,what for most of dem are my age an single now with kids,i always make jokes an tell em im a 100% mexican but with no kids an a shaved busha hahaha,,,, i always been interested in criminal justice an when i graduated h.s class of 09...i went to everest an they said that i wuld have to pay this much but even if i did go ,,i wouldnt be able to work cause i dint have a social,....an last week i went again to everest thinking i would get some tipe of help since im in cali...i got rejected again she told me to come back when i have a green card so i can get finacial aid.....whenever i go somewere i take da bus.....i dont ask people for rides.....i know when i get approve with daca ima go an take driving classes so i can learn how to drive i wanna learn stick shift too,,,,i work selling churros door tooo door an know when i get my lisence is gunna be easier cause i can just drive up to da good apartments weres dere alot of people.... i tell my friends i sell churros....i tell em im a wetback...why would i hide who i am..?? i know im a goodlooking chick(; ahha thats whats more important ahha

I forgot the con- lol

thank you guys and yes we have to keep positive sometimes is hard because we want it so bad but all we can do is pray and wait!!

Floridian ✓ Venezuelan ✓

Rule or law I'm glad its in place lol

whether rule or law, my point was and still is that it has been in place for some time and is NOTHING new.

You guys should just Move here lol..

yes they usually want you to wait 90 days before contacting them. I wish you the best Heydi. Beautful name My signature is on the bottom.

PATIENCE! Process takes 4-6 months.

You're not the only one When did you do your BIOs?

Many people are right... I have been waiting since Sep 13th, the day of my bios. I have called a couple of times, and even reached the next level of customer service. I was told that everything was in order, and that I just needed to wait. Also, I mentioned that I couldn't check my status online and they told me that I would not be able do it. Bottom line: all we can do is wait. But whenever we get it, we gon' be like:

Where is your case service at? If its as fast as cali n Nebraska, then with proper evidence u should be approved by the end of Dec, early Jan