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Thanks god my I765 is approve. Now just waiting do the I821D

This gives me hope that I will get approved soon since I sent my application in August!!

Hi, my name is Maria I'm 27 years old...born in San Luis Potosi and raised in Texas since the age of 3. I didn't know my legal status until I was 16 when I started applying for jobs. It was depressing to think I wasnt going to work and get paid like my friends were... pretty much felt like a nobody. At that time I started skipping school, smoking pot and drinking, I let the wrong things influence in my life... I even tried to overdosing... after I went thru psychological help one of my bros got me a job as a waitress. I only worked for 2 years because I had gotten tuberculosis so I had to be on treatment for a year... within that year I met the man who is now my husband... we have 4 kids so he doesn't let me work ... I tell him that as soon as I get my papeles im getting my licence and a job were I can take the kids with me.. I'm so grateful for the opportunity this country is giving us :-).... I really hope this becomes permanent too :-)

Uscis had received my application on sept 20,2013 biometrics on Oct 24,2013 and since then I waited. I would call to try to get some type of answer and I would never get one, all they would say is wait and sometimes be rude. I've read some cases here were people talk about making themselves sick with depression and anxiety attacks, and yes i had those too. You can't help but to think your application is getting denied because its been sooo long, well at least I did. What I finally decided to do was to contact my local congressman which in my case was Raul Ruiz. Congressman can get into any Federal files with your concent of course. So I filled out the form and explained my situation, printed it out, signed it and faxed it. All that happened on a Monday April 8,2013 and by Friday the 12th I was already approved. Id like to think he helped me. After all you got nothing to lose, give it a try. Hope this helped.

Hello everyone my names Gian and I just wanted to share a bit about myself I wish I had signed up earlier but better late than never I suppose. I was born in the Philippines, moved to the United Arab Emirates at the age of 2 with my mother to live with my father who had a job working in Dubai. When I turned 13 my family decided to leave for the US to try for an even better life. We arrived in the states in 1997 I was 14 my younger brother was 4. From what I know my family tried several ways to get us all documented but lots of problems arose and with that our visas ended up expiring. Living undocumented was a tough ordeal I'm sure many of you know but I remember vividly instances of friends and family getting their drivers licenses for the first time and me just siting there wondering when ill ever be able to even do that. It was even harder after high school I just ended up going to a community college for a couple years and due to me not really being motivated due to my situation, I didn't see any way to progress even if I did get a degree, I ended up dropping out. I would spend my time in and out of depression for a couple years trying my best to keep my mind off things by extensively indulging in video games during my down time and helping my mechanic father make ends meet fixing cars. I remember hearing about the dream act and being a little skeptical about when it would pass but lo and behold it finally did, so last September my family hired a lawyer to work on both mine and my younger brothers cases Im 29 and he's 19 now. We both filed our cases together and sent them in on October 16th 2012, on November we both got our biometrics done and then on December my brother had his approved I was so happy for him he finally had a life to look forward to it was a joyous Christmas for sure but there was still mine to wait on. I knew in my heart that I would be approved, my record was spotless I had more than enough evidence to prove everything they needed but it was the longest few months I probably went through. I never really checked on my case status i figured i would just get annoyed checking on it if nothing was going on. Until around the end of march I got a severe urge to do so, I opened up the uscis website and typed in my receipt number. When I read the status my jaw dropped and saw that it was already on card/document production I screamed out loud for my parents and brother to see and hugged them as hard as i could. All our hard work and sacrifice finally came through I was approved on march 28, 2013 and the card was delivered to me on April 3rd. I turn 30 on the 17th and I couldn't have asked for a better birthday present.

Very happy to know we are getting more approvals, do you mind sharing your time line Thank you

I'm still in shock too Lol it's a feeling that you can't really explain! I have 3 other siblings and I'm the only one that wasn't born in the US.. That's why I'm so glad I stumbled upon this website. The only people that REALLY understand what it feels like are people that went thru the similar experience. Such a stressful way to grow up but at last, we have been given such a great opportunity! Good luck in everything you do

This is interesting. I hadn't heard of interviews for DACA. Best wishes Like everyone has said, BE PREPARED, no room for "Forgetting" or "leaving things last min." Collect all the proof you can. Make sure to take a copy of your DACA application you submitted just in case you have to refer back to it during the interview. Also, I would advise you to make a list of relevant events in your time living in the US and addresses lived at. Be confident, respectful and humble. I hope everything goes well

First time I hear of an interview for DACA.

True Dat! I starting looking for work online and then I networked as well... Indeed, Monster, LinkedIn, etc Checked with my friends to see if they knew somebody anywhere... Was referred to Job Hunters and sent my resume to three of them...met with one, and got an Temp-to-hire position at a great company...starting May 1st I also use my School's Career Management Services Website to look for new opportunities: I have applied to 6 already, and I am confident I will get interviews in May... Meanwhile, I just sit at home, read the FT, and watch CNBC...err day err day err day err day err day err day err day err day...started from the bottom and all that jazz...

Thanks man!! I already contacted my Congressman office, and I'll drop it off on Monday. Hopefully this works!!!! I want to work already. I need $$$ because I resume college this Fall.

Some do, some don't... It all depends on their level of cultural sensitivity, and the way they cope with diversity...Another huge factor is their level of education... I have come to realize that as people are exposed to higher education, great metropolitan areas, or both, they tend to just treat everyone similarly (either good or bad, regardless of background)... One anecdote: I lived in NY for around 6 months, and one thing that caught my attention was that one day I was passing by Grand Central going to Murray Hill, and I noticed that one of the guys that sell Halal Food was doing his prayers (he was Muslim and he got on his knees in the middle of pedestrian traffic to pray - huge display of devotion)...I found this beautiful, but many tourists were staring, pointing, taking pictures, etc...regular New Yorkers were just swinging by in a hurry (like always )...Obviously they notice it, but they are accustomed to it... The following picture, I took while going downtown on the FDR...It basically summarizes NYC's attitude towards people, and drives my point across...

Cool thanks guys... Very interesting..