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With DACA (after you obtain a DL or state ID), you can travel to these places: - All 50 states (including Alaska & Hawaii) - Puerto Rico - American Samoa - United States Virgin Islands - Northern Mariana Islands - Guam source: http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/five-e...222736917.html some DREAMers have already shared their stories traveling to Puerto rico and the Virgin Islands without any issues.

Notify IRS about your new SSN & rescind ITIN Individuals who are not eligible to receive a Social Security Number (SSN) instead get an Individual Tax Payer Identification Number (ITIN). An alien individual can't have both an ITIN and a SSN. Therefore, once you receive your SSN (e.g., after getting an EAD), you will have to rescind your ITIN. After you receive your new SSN, you will have to send a letter to the IRS ITIN Unit requesting a rescind of your ITIN. The SSN will become the primary number and must be used for all future filing purposes. The IRS will void the ITIN. All prior tax information under the ITIN will be associated with the new SSN. Send a letter to: Internal Revenue Service ITIN Operation P.O. Box 149342 Austin, TX 78714-9342 Enclose the copies of your ITIN and SSN. You will then receive a letter from the IRS confirming that your ITIN was revoked and to use your new SSN for all tax purposes. source: http://www.immihelp....etting-ssn.html ************************************* How to Transfer Your Credit History to a Newly Assigned SSN When you are assigned a new Social Security Number (SSN), your previous credit history will not automatically transfer. Credit history is not kept by the Social Security Administration. Instead, the three major credit bureaus, Experian, TransUnion and Equifax, keep their own records of your credit history. Therefore, to transfer your credit history you will need to notify each of the credit bureaus directly and provide evidence of your claim. 1. Contact your current lenders and inform them of your newly assigned SSN. They should begin to report your credit under your new number. 2. Type a letter to the credit bureau, explaining that you have a new SSN. Keep the letter simple and to the point. List all previous numbers you had credit under and any previous names you used. Request that your account be listed in your new credit report. 3.Print four copies of the letter, one for each of the three credit bureaus and one for your own records. Sign the three copies for the credit bureaus. 4. Address one envelope to each credit bureau, affix a stamp and write your return address. The three credit bureau addresses are as follows: Equifax P.O. Box 740241 Atlanta, GA 30374 Experian P.O. Box 2002 Allen, TX 75013 TransUnion P.O. Box 1000 Chester, PA 19022 5. Make three copies of the document you received from the Social Security Administration informing you of your newly assigned SSN. Attach one to each letter and put each letter in an envelope. Mail the letters to the credit bureaus. 6. Wait a month or two and request a free copy of your credit report through AnnualCreditReport.com from each credit bureau. Verify that your credit history has been transferred by each credit bureau. If it has not, call the credit bureau in question to sort out the problem. Equifax 1-800-685-1111 Experian 1-888-397-3742 TransUnion 1-800-888-4213 source: http://www.ehow.com/...signed-ssn.html ******************************************************* Notify Selective Service (males 18-25 yrs old only) If you are a man ages 18 through 25 and living in the U.S., then you must register with Selective Service. It’s the law. According to law, a man must register with Selective Service within 30 days of his 18th birthday. Selective Service will accept late registrations but not after a man has reached age 26. You may be denied benefits or a job if you have not registered. You can register at any U.S. Post Office and do not need a social security number. When you do obtain a social security number, let Selective Service know. Provide a copy of your new social security number card; being sure to include your complete name, date of birth, Selective Service registration number, and current mailing address; and mail to: Selective Service System P.O. Box 94636 Palatine, IL 60094-4636 source: http://www.sss.gov/default.htm ***************************** Do not forget to contact your bank and/or any other relevant institution (school, memberships, etc.) about your new SSN.

Maribel Serrano aka Mbluparadise on Dream Act Portal forums (dreamact.info) released her movie in regards to DACA & the DREAM Act

Anyone near Chicago (including those in Indiana) are welcomed to attend this celebration event with your fellow DREAMers! Everyone is welcomed! http://www.facebook.com/events/129729087182910/

I forgot to properly introduce myself. I am "Arcane" from chicago. I am hesitant to post any personal information on forums because last time a tranny from my city become obsessed with me and started to cyber stalk me. Anyways, I am a guy 24 yrs old from Chicago, hispanic. I manage my family's business from home, doing the marketing, accounting, financing, and other office related duties. Obtained only my associate's from college since my scholarships ceased and was unable to get funding to continue for my bachelor's. I got approved and got my EAD already and SSN If anyone wanna be cyber friends or if you live near me and want to hang out or what not, hit me up I am not shy on sharing a pic or contact info such as email, fb, kik, etc... I just dont do it publicly. Inbox me Looking for make new DREAMer friends

Seems people with common names trigger security blocks from databases that causes delays. So if you have a common name or a name that is flagged by other individuals, this might explain your delay. So do not freak out, just standard protocol. This is taken from an interview with an USCIS Adjudicator http://www.visajourn...dicator-q-and-a What types of things are "red flags" in someone's file? Why types of things would someone be put on "additional review" for during the petition review process? Does country of birth and residence for the beneficiary (and country of birth for the petitioner) play into this? Well let's see how much I remember... Maybe it might be easier if I just described what I would do to approve a petition - my process. First, I would select a case file/folder. All petitions/files are kept in folders that a have a scanable bar code identifier. This folder has everything that a person submits on the left side of the folder and all the agency generated documents on the right side. They should be in date order, Petition and then most recent from top to bottom. The left side has the pictures on top. You begin by looking at the petition for correctness by checking the information via several databases depending upon what type of petition you are adjudicating. Also if the form was complete and everything was in order. Discrepancies in peoples names from what the database had vs. what the petition said, birth dates, things like that all had to be resolved and could generate a RFE if the adjudicator couldn't figure it out with the tools he had. There were some standard criminal and background type databases that were required for all petitions. A "hit" in any of these databases would flag the petition and it would be sent to a special group who worked to resolve why the "hit" occurred. Sometimes it could be something simple as a similar name of a bad guy, but every hit had to be resolved. I remember that certain surnames would invariably cause a hit, but they could be resolved rather quickly by comparing the applicant's background information with those of the "hit" name. There were various ways to do this of course, and it took time. That's why some applications take longer to process because there are stumbling blocks along the way that must be worked through before approval. Consequently, all the other petitions that the officer was working get set to the side. or, the adjudicator/officer might set the difficult one to the side and work on less complicated ones. Remember it was a production environment where you had to be accurate but fast. Getting a petition kicked back for mistakes to be re-worked hurt your overall stats, so, you tried to be a thorough as you could, but also as quick as you could. After clearing a applicant through the various mandatory database searches, then you could begin to review the various information on the petition. Sometimes there would be stupid mistakes like forgetting to sign it, or using a copy when an original signature was required etc... Kinda careless mistakes or from not really understanding the instructions type of thing. Anyway, these would generate an RFE, and the file's staus would be update in the computer as awaiting response to RFE or something like that, I don't recall the exact terminology. Anyway, instead of sending the newly RFE'd file back to the large file storage area, it would be kept at the officers desk in a holding cue. Then when an RFE reply would come in, I would pull it (the file) off the shelf and rework it. I tried to clear all my answered RFE's out first thing every morning because it was "old" work as compared to the dates I was working at the time. If the RFE had the required information, it would continue to be processed and/or approved and sent on its way. If the RFE did not address the item, then another RFE would be generated and back on the shelf it would go. A word about RFE's. It was my experience that no two officers would always see eye to eye on if an RFE was required. Some officers could or would spend some more time digging around the file or a database to find the information (if they thought it could be found) and others would just as soon rip off an RFE. So it varied. Then there were some times that an RFE was required because of the situation. Again, it depends a lot on who was looking at your case and what the question was / what information was needed. No hard and fast rule. Also, each adjudicator/officer had a master list of RFE "phrases that they could pull off their computer and plug into a standard RFE form depending upon the situation. Each of these "phrases" could be further "wordsmithed" to suit a particular situation. Again depends on the officer. That's why you may see some RFE's that are similar but not exact. We would borrow each others RFE phrases to add to our list as we came across one that fit a particular situation. It would be like "Hey, cube mate. I've got this situation, do you have anything in your RFE library that might fit?" answer "Sure, try this one. I'll email it to you". And that's how that worked. You asked about country of birth etc.. Yes and no. There were "watch lists" of certain countries that meant that certain procedures had to be followed when processing petitions from these countries, but it was just a couple more things to check/verify along the approval process. It didn't slow things down dramatically. So, I wouldn't worry about that being a big factor. Additional review. Mainly if you came up as a "hit" for a surname of a bad guy (or gal) that would have to be resolved. Marriage Fraud. Overstaying your visit. Lying. Criminal activity/organized crime, police reports, things that would be outside of a "normal" person's life you might say. So back to the approval process. So if no RFE was needed then i would "approve' the petition, affix my stamp with my identifier # , sign and date it. I would then scan the file, update the status and send it on its way to the next stop wherever that was. Actually, all the approved petitions/files were placed in a separate box and those were collected as you went along and taken for final disposition/processing. Then you start all over again with the next case... __________________

Radio Arte 90.5 FM announced they will be having a celebratory event for all DACA approved & applicants at Simone's Bar 960 W 18th Chicago, IL 60608 (in Pilsen) on Wednesday, Oct 24th after 7PM. All DREAMers and supporters welcomed! Come out for some fun -- Lord knows we need it after dealing with this insanity! FYI - it is a 21+ event though since it is at a bar. - All welcomed, including DACA pending or denied - Consulate IDs & passports accepted at the bar - No parking lot available (street parking only) - There will be a table/section for DAP members to meet. JOIN US! http://www.facebook.com/events/178080248995985/permalink/178081535662523/

For those who were granted deferred action and obtained EAD, and then obtain a SSN, do not forget to transfer your credit history (if any) to your new SSN, and also update all your financial/education/etc. institutions about your new SSN. Lastly, you are required to rescind your ITIN once you obtain a SSN. Here are some helpful links: transfer credit history to new SSN http://www.ehow.com/...signed-ssn.html rescind ITIN http://www.immihelp....etting-ssn.html also for men, you have to let the Selective Service know about your new SSN http://www.sss.gov/default.htm

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Transfer Past Earnings to New SSN If you worked with a SSN that wasn't yours, your can transfer your earning onto your new SSN. - Collect old W-2 forms (usually attached to your previous tax returns). If you don't have these, ask your employers to supply you with copies of the specific years you worked with them. -Take your taxes and W-2 forms to the Social Security Office and tell them you want to transfer your earnings to your newly issued SSN. Does not matter if your W-2s list your fake SSN or ITIN, as long as they contain your full name (not any fake names you were working under). - They will make copies of the W-2 forms and start the process. You will get a letter in about a month of the update. source: http://dreamact.info/forum/showpost.php?p=505017&postcount=14

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4x-Oq4mVqQ any interested in uploading their story? http://TheDreamisNow.Org

you can travel to Puerto Rico with state ID or DL without any issues. One DREAMer successfully did that. Here is his story http://dreamact.info/forum/showpost.php?p=442187&postcount=1

Enjoy the official adreamact.com harlem shake!

After a few successful Chicago outings, some of us from the DreamAct.info forums are going for drinks and food on Friday Feb 8th at 9PM at Flossmoor Station Restaurant and Brewery 1035 Sterling Avenue Flossmoor, Illinois 60422 anyone in the Chicagoland area and Indiana welcomed to join us.

Youths who are granted DACA can apply for “advance parole,” authorization from USCIS to travel outside the US and return. To apply for advance parole, you can submit an I-131 form to USCIS. You must submit a copy of a photo ID with your picture, name, and date of birth (such as your work permit, passport, or driver’s license) and a copy of the documentation of your immigration status (which can be your work permit). With the form you must also submit a money order for $360, made out to “US Department of Homeland Security.” The packet then should be mailed to the Chicago USCIS lockbox: USCIS P.O. Box 5757 Chicago, IL 60680-5757 Whatever you do, do not travel outside the US unless you get advance parole. Even if you received DACA, you will not be allowed to reenter the US if you do not have advance parole. In other words, you could end up self-deporting unless USCIS approves your I-131. source: http://dreamrelief.org/how-to-apply-...travel-abroad/

Anyone wanna talk about their experiences on being on dating sites to acquire friends and relationships? or "cyber" dated anyone, on a more serious relationship? like having an online gf/bf?

Yes you do. We are not authorize to go on cruises because they leave the US and territories. Leaving the country violates our DACA

2-3 months

I recently started to brew my own beer at home. Any other homebrewers on here?

Well having filed your taxes (with ITIN) will be suffice in regards to proving you paid taxes if immigration reform bill passes.

I received my letter in 2 months.

I understand is a risky situation...but a lot of DREAMers were able to do it successfully, especially if you worked for more than 5 years....it is only right you rightly claim what is yours.

Well now you can. Anyone with a valid State ID or DL can travel since a passport is not necessary and traveling to US territories are allowed (since we are not allowed to leave the country).

I agree with engineer2mike. Attending community colleges is cheaper, and you can get your basics and pre-requisites out of the way at a fraction of the cost, then transfer to a 4 yr university to finish your degree.