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Originally Posted by Zekeftw

One person posted on some other thread that their brother received a deportation order and the DACA application was inside the envelope.

It seemed like whomever mailed the deportation order to him was trying to give him a hint.

also try this http://dacalawyers.com/deferred-action/

"DACA is intended to prevent the deportation of non-priority individuals. This means you can apply for deferred status no matter where you are in the deportation process..."

Originally Posted by emrod38

I just wanted to share my story. I'm a national of the Philippines and both my parents work for the U.N. I was brought here in 2001 at the age of 15. I’m going to be 28 on Friday. I lawfully entered to United States under a L2 visa and later converted it to G4. I'm currently still residing in New Jersey. I graduated high school in 2002 and later from Rutgers University in 2010 with a degree in economics.
After graduating I was told I didn't have proper work authorization but I accepted employment anyway. I was offered employment at a fortune 500 company. With luck, they overlooked my situation and I was able to pass my security licensing exams. I obtained my brokerage licenses (series 7 and 66).

Consciously knowing I wasn't supposed to be working, I willfully left my job in hopes to find another that would sponsor me for a H1-B. Edward Jones and Merrill Lynch both extended me job offers but neither were willing to accept a new hire under the pretenses of a work visa sponsorship. I was even more concerned since companies like these started incorporating E-Verify into their pre-hire screening process.
At this point, I was particularly hopeless and I accepted the fact that If I were to make any money it would have to be under the table. I also had to accept the fact that I had to let my security licenses expire and have all my efforts of studying so hard and graduating college be all for nothing!

On June 15, President Obama initiated an executive order for deferred action.
It took me about another 3/4 months of gathering documents: high school/college records (i.e transcripts and authenticated certificates of attendance), bank Statements, receipts, copies of my i-94, an updated passport photo and a written essay.

Before sending my documents I consulted a lawyer but self-filed. I made sure everything was neat, tabbed, organized and even outlined with a syllabus. I also made sure there were no substantial time gaps between my documents. I made sure I was providing evidence of my “continuous” stay here in the U.S
After sending out my documents, I was particularly scared because I knew my name was already in their system with the SEC. They had already taken my biometrics prior to deferred action.
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On Monday, March 4th my application for deferred action was approved. On Tuesday they approved my i765. Right now I'm still waiting for my documents to arrive.

I'm still waiting for my sister's documentation to be approved. She sent hers a couple weeks later under the same pretenses. She's a year younger than me.

Things are finally turning up. I feel blessed.
I hope everyone here also gets approved soon!

Here’s my timeline:


Application Recieved - 11/13/12 - (Routed to the California Service Center)
Biometrics (no walk-in) - 12/22/12
Daca Approved - 3/4/13
i765 Approved - 3/5/13

Originally Posted by seanbless

Thanks for the quick reply and info

Do you know if any member on this forum who has final removal proceeding / deportation order, applied for DACA and got approved?

Originally Posted by Zekeftw

CONGRATS!

You and I have almost the same timeline and "almost" the same story.

I also attended a Cal State and was pursuing a degree in Engineering but, unlike you, I was extremely discouraged when i realized that i couldnt even get an internship due to my immigration status and working in my selected field would be next to impossible. I ended up dropping out.

I have recently returned to school thanks to the opportunity/hope that DACA has provided me.

Application Recieved - 11/08/12 - (Routed to the California Service Center)
Biometrics (no walk-in) - 12/11/12
Daca Approved - Waiting
i765 Approved - Waiting

Originally Posted by ivycali

congrats Emrod! Very inspiring story and I am sure you will have an even better future now.

Originally Posted by NEWGIRL:)

No they update it themselves I think they go into their system
and do something that has to do with ur application
Then u received the update. Well at least according to what
People are posting like newhope she got a name update
On Monday and by Wednesday she is approved and it
Has happen to other in the forum.so lets stay positive
By the way I think newhope had call uscis and maybe
That also influence her approval.