Does my husband qualify for Dream Act?

Hello All...
Im new to this so bear with me lol, i want to ask a couple of questions that has to do with my husband's immigrant status and let you know some of his specifics just to see if he'll be easily qualify (for those that already went through the process) or will he have a hard time.


My husband is currently 25 years of age. (born 8
his grandparents brought him over at the age of 9 months (89)
he came to school here in California, from preschool, graduated high school in 06, and went to California State University until 2008 (when I got pregnant with our first child)
We got married in 08, i went on welfare because we couldnt afford just my salary, he is working odd/end jobs to make up for the rest of the money.
I am now pregnant with our 2nd child and he wants to work legally.

does me being on welfare affect him even though i get NO benefits for him due to his immigrant status or does his Dream Act application have anything to do with me?

please let me know and im praying for all of you hard workers that want to better yourselves just like my husband wants to. GOD BLESS.

As long he meets all the requirements, he should be ok.

Let's get this out of the way first, it's not the Dream Act, this is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or more commonly known for it's abbreviations as, DACA.


Guidelines
You may request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals if you:

• Were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012;
• Came to the United States before reaching your 16th birthday;
• Have continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007, up to the present time;
• Were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the time of making your request for consideration of deferred action with USCIS;
• Entered without inspection before June 15, 2012, or your lawful immigration status expired as of June 15, 2012;
• Are currently in school, have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States; and
• Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.

SOURCE


The fact that you obtained welfare shouldn't affect him.

Thanks guys!
so i know he meets all those qualifications BUT does me being on welfare affect him in any way?

No, it shouldn't. DACA applications are solely based on the applicant, nobody else.

ok thanks!!
this makes me happy and makes me relieved.


also (sorry to bug lol)

is it necessary for us to have a lawyer or can we just send in our application that we filled out ?

It is not required to hire a lawyer, many people, including myself, filled out their applications on their own.

You just have to inform yourself on what you're going to need. The applications themselves are very simple to fill out.

Here's a basic list of what you need.

• I-821D Application
• I-765 Application
• I-765 Worksheet
• $465 Check or Money Order

You can find all of the information that you need here and on this forum.

Your being on welfare does not affect him ( unless there was some sort of fraud that can be traced to him) . From the limited information you've given us, he seems to totally qualify. You don't need to hire a lawyer unless the questions on all applications aren't clear to you or there are some gray areas...
Good luck.

thank you sooo much JJGLO!
you've been a great help.

and as an 8m pregnant woman with my hormones, you made me cry of just happiness.

i wil get started on this asap. so my children can have their hardworking father become a legal hardworking father.

GOD BLESS

No fraud. was just wondering if it would affect him or if there were any questions that had to do with me at all. but we filled out his app and went to some people that his cousin's wife went to (who got approved within 6months) and for some reason the lady asked if we recieved food stamps and also that he needed his marriage certificate as well but none of those documents were asked for on the app that we downloaded from the USCIS website. so im unsure if those people were sure of what was needed.