Originally Posted by pootie tang

So I just got off the phone with USCIS and they told me something interesting. I explained to the lady that my DACA was expiring on September 18th and that i still had not received a decision on my case. She read to me the usual stuff from the website saying i would accrue unlawful status, not allowed to work etc if my DACA expired.

So i mentioned to her that i also read on the website that they would do a temporary extension if my application got delayed and i submitted a renewal prior to 120 days of expiration. I explained to her that it was impossible for me to file 120 days prior to the expiration because they had not even announced the renewal process at that time. By the time the announcement was made and the forms were available i was already about 100 days within expiration (although I foolishly filed around the end of June instead of the same day they announced it). She says to please hold while she gathers more information...

Then she tells me, ok as long as you filed before your expiration you should be ok, all you need is your receipt number and your current EAD. So i asked her, my EXPIRED EAD card and my current receipt and i can continue working legally??? She said yes, as long as your receipt shows that you filed it before your expiration you should be ok. I asked, are you sure? She said yes.

Since i am still skeptical at this point i asked her to give me her name and ID number (her name is "Haley" ID# "G712166"), I will probably call on Monday again to verify with another person because I'm still not too sure about this but wanted to share in case anyone else heard something similar.