USCIS Public Engagement Division: Deferred Action Process for Young People Who Are Lo - Page 6

They mentioned (and it is also in the Q&A) that an unlawful possesion of drugs will count as a signifiant misdemeanor. It also says you had to be convicted and found guilty. I had a case of possesion of marijuana. I was given a deal: 1 year unsupervised probation and the charge would get dropped. Meaning I couldn't get in trouble for a year, it's been 2 years since then. I need to check my criminal records ASAP

^^ Agreed. I may be wrong but I don't think you need to be currently enrolled if you already graduated HS or have your GED. If you needed to currently be in school and have graduated from HS since the "or" is after the GED certificate in the question then that would mean you need your GED certificate also which is just absurd because why would you have a ged certificate if you graduated from HS?

Reread the original document issued on Friday on the USCIS website, #3 says: ”Currently be in school, have graduated from high school, have obtained a general education development certificate OR are honorably discharged veterans of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States.”

Watch for the placement of the 'OR,' it indicates that we need to satisfy just one of the listed requirements.

Guys, also notice that there is no mention of ”must be enrolled in college if in possession of a GED or high school diploma,” and with the age cap being where it is, I highly doubt that the assumption would be that someone of that age would still be in high school or just finishing high school.

That's why I didn't understand his answer. The currently in school portion of the requirements would cover minors. The gray area would be people working on a GED. I wonder if they're not considering working on obtaining a GED as being in school. IF that's the case, then you wouldn't meet the criteria since the GED wouldn't have been completed as of June 15, 2012.

He seemed confused when giving the answer to the question. Hopefully, they'll iron out more details before the next update or call.

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I asked about this when I called the hotline. One girl said that I can try to use my passport but it isn't guaranteed that they would accept it. I called back with the exact same question and the lady said graduating college is enough proof. I told her it was a yr ago she said it's still enough. So confusing!! I'm VERY concerned about this also.

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They ask to say if you've worked under other SS#s would that be fraud?

The criminal background check was brought up. Does the term being "convicted of" means "being found guilty of" cause some people may have had their charges dropped with one of numerous deals that the judge may accept.

3.Currently be in school, have graduated from high school, have obtained a general education development certificate, or are honorably discharged veterans of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States.

The criteria say nothing about being enroll in college, some people are just making up requirements as they go along. Just read the damn guidelines.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...00082ca60aRCRD