DACA
DACA renewals, and the questions that come after
If you have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a renewal filed on time keeps your work permit and your protection from deportation. We file renewals and keep track of the rules as the courts change them.
The government asks you to renew between 150 and 120 days before your current approval ends. File late and you risk a gap in your work permit; file much earlier and the request can come back. We keep your dates and remind you. And if you've married a citizen, been offered a job that could sponsor you, or traveled with permission, ask us whether another path to a green card is open: for some DACA recipients, it is.
What we handle
Renewal requests filed on time, with the work permit
A review of your record before every renewal
Advance parole questions, before any travel
A check for other paths through family or work
Bring these to your renewal visit
Your last approval notice
The approval notice and work permit from your most recent renewal.
Any new arrests or tickets
Even a dismissed case. We need the court papers to judge whether it matters.
Every address since
Where you live now, and anywhere you've lived since your last request.
What DACA recipients ask us
Can I apply for DACA for the first time?
Court orders have changed that answer more than once. Call us for where things stand now; we won't file anything that could put you at risk.
Can I travel outside the country?
Only with advance parole approved before you leave, and only for certain reasons. Leaving without it can end your DACA. Talk to us before you book anything.
My DACA ended more than a year ago. Is it too late?
A request filed more than a year after your DACA ended is treated as a first-time request, which may not be possible right now. Bring your papers and we'll look at them with you.
Put your renewal date on our calendar
We'll remind you when your window opens, and file before it closes.