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You should get the card within 1-2 weeks.

They should have given you a receipt when you applied with a reference number and a phone number. Look up the SSA office you went to on Google if the number isn't on the receipt.

Hang in there. While there have been some people that got approved ahead of you, there are still others that applied before you still waiting. Try not to worry too much about it. Your time will come.

The glitch has been fixed.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. I looked up different cases and they all have this new change, and obviously Alejandra has already been approved, so if what your lawyer said is correct, she shouldn't have received that same update.

It's a glitch in the system. It happened to everyone, not just DACA applicants.

Give them a call and ask them if you have been assigned a Social Security Number. If you have, you can go get a printout. You need the EAD card.

The I-765 is usually processed first, then the I-821D shortly after. If your I-765 is already approved, it's a pretty much sure thing that the I-821D will be also, they just haven't finished processing it.

This won't pass. It was just thrown out there as a lame attempt by the Republicans to try to come off as the good guys that want to be on the Latinos side. If you read the requirements, you would see what I mean. It would take an eternity to get anywhere with the Achieve Act. This would basically give us a LONG pathway to Residency, instead of a pathway to Citizenship like the Dream Act would. We would have to get Visas with the Achieve Act and have to check in with DHS every 6 months. This would take away our work permits until we get a degree or serve in the military! After about 8 years minimum you would be able to apply for Residency, at the back of the line. I'd rather keep DACA and renew every 2 years until Republicans and Democrats get together and work out something that would truly benefit us, not this. Achieve Act in Detail W-1 Status: Those with a W-1 nonimmigrant visa would attend school to earn a bachelor's, associate's, vocational/technical, or advanced degree, or serve in the U.S. military. A W-1 visa holder would have 6 years to get a degree or enlist to serve four years in the military. To be eligible: - Applicant must have lived in the United States for five years prior to enactment; - Applicant must have entered the country before the age of 14; - Applicant must have good moral character; - Applicant must not have committed a felony, must not have committed more than one misdemeanor, must not have committed a crime of moral turpitude, and must not have a final order of removal pending; - Applicant must have knowledge of the English language, of American history, and of principles of U.S. government; - Applicant must be 28 or younger at the time of application (unless applicant is under 32 and possesses a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college at the time of application); - Applicants pay an application fee; - Applicants complete a medical exam and submit biometric and biographic data as part of a background check. To maintain W-1 visa status, visa holders: - Must check in every six months with the DHS, and be compliant with program requirements; - Must not access public welfare benefits; - Must not access federal student loans, or other federal benefits, but may work while in school - Do not have access to a green card while here on the W-1 visa. W-2 Status: After completing all W-1 education/military service requirements, a recipient can obtain a W-2 visa, which is a four-year nonimmigrant work visa (also allowed, study toward a master's degree or higher). Criteria for obtaining W-2 status: - Recipient must have earned a bachelor's, associate's, or vocational/technical degree in the U.S. while here on the W-1 visa or have served four years in the U.S. Armed Forces; - Pay an application fee; - Continue to meet W-1 criteria (no criminal record, check in with DHS, etc.). W-3 Status: After completing four years of work while holding a W-2 visa, a recipient can then apply for a (permanent) nonimmigrant (no special pathway to citizenship) visa. Criteria/conditions: - Must have complied with all requirements/eligibility standards for W-1 and W-2 status; - No eligibility for public welfare benefits; - W-3 status renewable every four years; - No new green cards are added in the Act, but a W-3 visa recipient could apply under current law to obtain one and get in line.

No. USCIS doesn't prioritize I-821D cases.

In California you just need to know the number to write it down on the application. They will verify it.

Your case will continue to stay on initial review until you are approved/RFE, even after doing your Biometrics.

Did she submit a Service Request after 90 days?

I'm not sure if you can. It isn't on the list of items you can use. Most people take their birth certificate or passport.

Congrats to your brother for being approved, but it's not true that you have to be approved for both. Your EAD can be denied even if you are approved for DACA. Some people have gotten an RFE for their I-765 application.

You might be, but maybe there were some things that popped up from someone else with a similar name/birthdate. That's the only thing that I can think of that could be delaying some cases because the applications are reviewed as soon as the background/criminal checks are cleared.

I believe the main reason seems to be the background check. They need to look into and clear any little thing that comes up during the criminal/background checks.

Calling in after 90 days will do no good. The Customer Service Representative might let you file a Service Request for your I-765 since it has a processing time of 90 days, but the Service Request will then be reviewed by an officer and it will be denied. The reason is because the 90 day processing time for the I-765 doesn't start until your I-821D is approved, and the I-821D has a processing time of 4-6 months. There's nothing you can do but wait. If you do file a Service Request, an officer will review it, deny it and send you this e-mail or letter in the mail. On 11/15/2012 you, or the designated representative shown below, contacted us about your case. Some of the key information given to us at that time was the following: Caller indicated they are: -- Applicant or Petitioner Attorney Name: -- Information not available Case type: -- I765 Filing date: -- 08/30/2012 Receipt #: -- EAC-12-908-96*** Referral ID: T1D**********VSC Beneficiary (if you filed for someone else): -- Information not available Your USCIS Account Number (A-number): -- ********* Type of service requested: -- Approaching Regulatory Time Frame The status of this service request is: You have filed Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Form I-765 c33 Application for Employment Authorization, which is based on the final adjudication of your I-821D. We have received your request stating that your I-765 application is approaching regulatory time frame. The Service cannot make a final decision on your I-765c33 until after a final decision has been made on your I-821D. The processing time for your I-765 will begin when a final decision is made on your I-821D Form. Unfortunately, agency guidelines do not allow for the expedited processing of Forms I-821D. Therefore, your forms will be processed in the order in which they were received. You should hear something from the Vermont Service Center within 60 days of this notice. If you have any further questions, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Welcome to the forums.

If a person is denied can they re-apply? Yes. I don't understand this one. If your applications are denied, you can re-apply for DACA again?

Probably they're people who dont know what a social security number is or what it's used for. Most likely high schoolers who haven't known the importance of an SSN. I saw a thread on DAP where the poster was surprised that the SSN card was just a piece of paper. He had never seen one.

Your SSN is basically the same as every other SSN. You can use it for anything. You go to the DMV to apply for a license O.O

Well, this is interesting. USCIS updated their website yesterday and it says this: http://www.uscis.gov...0004718190aRCRD They state that DACA approved people can travel outside of the United States with Advance Parole. If you click on "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Travel Documents", nothing shows up. It will be interesting to see what it says once they update it.

Unfortunately, this isn't true. You don't qualify for a work permit (EAD, I-765) without first being approved for Deferred Action (I-821D) The 90 day processing time for the I-765 doesn't apply to us because our I-765 application is based on our I-821D application, and since the I-821D application has a 4-6 month processing time, the 90 day processing time for the I-765 does not start until after you are granted Deferred Action, therefore, you are also not eligible for a provisional work permit in the mean time. If you were to be approved for the I-821D and 90 days pass by and you don't hear anything on your I-765, then you can call in and request a Service Request or a Provisional Work Permit.

This is not true. It is a myth that has also spread onto the other forum. The reason this myth came to be, was that someone called USCIS wanting to know more information about their case. The USCIS representative asked that person for their Receipt Number, and that person gave the Customer Service Representative his I-765 Receipt Number, in which the USCIS employee told that person that there was a 90 day processing time for the I-765 application, but what the employee didn't know was that the I-765 was sent along with an I-821D application. You see, the problem with this is that, we didn't file an I-765 application by itself, because obviously we don't qualify for one. In order to qualify for an EAD card (I-765) we first need to be granted Deferred Action (I-821D) The I-821D form (DACA) has a processing time of 4-6 months. AFTER you have been granted DACA, is when you qualify for an I-765, therefore, that is when the 90 day processing time starts. People are still calling in and giving their I-765 Receipt Numbers and are still being told to call back after 90 days if they don't get a response on their I-765, even though the USCIS website clearly states that this doesn't apply to us, until our I-821D is approved. Someone who submitted a Service Request after waiting 90 days got a response today, and it says the following: