Hi, my name is Nilvia

[NilviaRR 53]

Helloo to everyone!! Best of luck on all of your applications!! Ok well here's my story.. I was born in Mazatlan, Sinaloa.. When I was a year old, my mother decided to take me and my older sister to live in the U.S. because life with my biological father was full of suffering and poverty. So we came to California (mom y mi hermana crusaron asi de atiro como illegales, por la frontera con los coyotes, pero como yo solo tenia un ano, pase en carro como un bebe con papeles! haha ^-^) In Cali, mom worked a ton and later decided Cali was wayyy to dangerous to raise my sister, my new baby bro, and me, so we moved to Iowa. In Iowa we moved around a few times, til we got to where we are now, where we've been for almost a decade!! It was here in Iowa that my beautiful awesome amazing wonderful mother not only learned English, but also got her GED!! If there is one person in this world that I love more than anything in the world, it my mami!! So anyway, unlike most of you, I ALWAYS knew, since I was a little girl, that I was in this country illegally and I don't have as many opportunities as others do... PERO, my amazing mother always told me to just hang in there and keep trying!!! Thanks to her, I always did great in school and was able to get some scholarships that don't require an SSN, regardless, college is still wayyyy expensive! I am going to the University of Northern Iowa and lets just say its not cheap!! That's why Im soooo excited that I got my EAD last week and am only waiting for the SSN now! That's my life in a nutshell, but I guess I left out all the negatives... Yea, I've been (am) poor, yea I had a shitty stepfather, yea it's been hard to find decent jobs, yea I've gotten pullled over and ticketed a bunch of times, yea life isn't easy.... Pero saben que???? YO NO ME RINDO PORQUE SIEMPRE HAY ESPERANZA Y CON LA AYUDA DE DIOSITO Y LA VIRGENSITA, SI SE PUEDE!!!!!! Best of luck to everyone, I honestly hope that everyone's process goes as smoothly as mine, and no matter what, don't you ever give up!! Don't ever give anyone the pleasure of seeing you give up!! Cuz we've all probably encountered someone in our lives that said we won't or shouldn't make it, pero con una chingada ya dije que SI SE PUEDE!!

Adios, y que Dios los acompane!!

[Meow 7]

NilviaRR i like your attitude Si se Puede!! Glad you got your EAD im still waiting for a response

[NilviaRR 53]

Thank you!! Well best of luck! Have you gotten your biometrics done yet? and what is your service center/what state do u live in?

[Meow 7]

Thank you yes i got my bios done oct.12 i live in tx my appl got send to nebraska How long did it take to get approved after your bios?

[NilviaRR 53]

Well I live in Iowa and my app was also sent to Nebraska service center!! I got my biometrics on Oct. 3 and my EAD was sent out by USCIS on Oct. 29th and I received it in the mail on Nov. 2nd (this past friday) and that same day I went to apply for my SSN... soo I really believe it shoudn't be too too long!! Have you checked your case online? Because if I hadn't checked mine online I wouldn't have seen that I was already approved for my EAD!! haha just go to uscis.gov and on the left panel you'll see a little box that says

CASE STATUS

Enter your receipt number

just enter BOTH of your receipt numbers in there and you will see where its at right now, also the deferred action approval comes first then shortly after that your ead will come! En serio though, best of luck!!

[Meow 7]

Thats awesome your case didn't took so long!! other people have been waiting almost 2 months n no answer but yes i checked mine last week but is still on initial review Hoping for some good news soon!!! Thanks for the luck Have you thought bout what you'r goin to do after you get everything settle like applying for jobs?

[NilviaRR 53]

Ohhh Yess!! Im working right now with an ITIN number, because the employers don't really check all too well, soo I have two jobs pero they don't pay as well as I need right now and I don't get enough hours... I've already begun looking into jobs, I'm looking for a full time job that hopefully pays at least 10... there are actually lots where i go to school at, so hopefully it'll go well!! CANNOT wait to have options!! Its something that without papeles, there aren't any options, pero with them... the sky's the limit!! haha

[Meow 7]

Soo true we gotta take advantage of this opportunity their giving us!!! Good luck on your job hunting Im sure you'll find something good!!

[NilviaRR 53]

Thanks so much!! And best of luck to you too!! DOn't worry, I know you'll get it and good luck with your post-DACA approval plans!! ^-^

[Aled 118]

Hi Nilvia, congratulations on your approval. Thanks for sharing your story with us. I hope from here on its all but success!

[erika020 87]

That's the attitude! porque si se puede! . Wish you the best and thank you for sharing your story

[NilviaRR 53]

Gracias a todos!!!

[Admin 174]

Hey. I'm glad your with us on the forums. I like all of your posts.

[NilviaRR 53]

Thank you sooo much!! And I thought I was hated... lol

[Aled 118]

Hey. I'm glad your with us on the forums. I like all of your posts.

I'm with MOE on this one!

[NilviaRR 53]

THANKS guys!! Glad you feel that way!!

[Sinae 21]

Hey. I'm glad your with us on the forums. I like all of your posts.

First time ever...I'm agreeing with moe...

[NilviaRR 53]