2 years after DACA, were you able to find a job? - Page 5

Man half of the reason why such dreamers are not getting jobs is themselves. They just do not know what they have in the first place. Read this very carefully. With an EAD from DACA, one does not require sponsorship. The minute you tell them you need sponsorship, they will toss you and your application out of the window. People who require sponsorship for example are international students on H1B visa. HR does not give a shit nor do they want to figure out what DACA is. All they will do is run ur SSN through to see if it is valid for work. You do not give them ur EAD unless they ask you. If they do and see the expiration date and ask you, you just tell them it will be renewed. But if you still insist on telling them your whole story about being an illegal who was awarded a work permit without them inquiring, go right ahead. Also, once your EAD expires, you CANNOT work just like the good old days before DACA, "with or w/o sponsorship" EAD through DACA is only a temporary form of prosecutorial discretion. You are still undocumented but protected from deportation.

Never said you need sponsorship with DACA.

Why would you tell them you need sponsorship? Seems pretty stupid.

If we stop, sit down, and think, an HR person can view DACA people as people that need sponsorship in the future because of the 2 year limit and the renewal is not guarantee. Hopefully no HR person will see this.

You do know HR asks you for proof of employment? You do know the SS says valid for work only with authorization with dhs authorization. Have you ever file an I-9 verification form? They do not just run your SSN, they ask for your documents for work. Therefore they will see the EAD and its expiration. When you get an offer, they ask for proof of employment.

A big company doesn't have time to ask you, they just rescind your offer. Happened to me.

Do not have to tell them all your story. Just explain your EAD is renewable.

Okay.



What I am trying to say is that jobs with sponsorship limits you may have to explain why your EAD expires soon. Also, tell them that your EAD is renewable. How does HR know your EAD is renewable?

100% agree.

Geez, guys -- when it comes to employment with DACA you just need to say this:

"I am legally authorized to work in the united states on an unconditional basis for any employer and I do not, and will not require sponsorship."

Renewable sounds much less convincing than it will be renewed. If you want the job you should be willing to be ruthless about it. It is a guaranteed renewal provided you do not break the law. Obama is getting out of office in 2016 anyway.

Exactly, I don't know if people make things difficult so that they can say they can't find a job...

As for me, I recently quit the job that I had had for almost a decade...and I'm barely starting to apply. I know it's always difficult to find a good job, but I'll accept almost any job, as long as it's enough for me to pay for school (the financial aid stuff isn't working for me).

here is the thing regarding this, if they later find that your work permit expires in 2 years, and you did NOT let them know (doesnt matter if its right in the card, that card just say you are legally allow to work) they can fire you legally, if you read my previous post explaning this, it all comes down to the info you chose to share from the start.

However, an employee cannot NOT hire you because your card is only for 2 years.

Your employer will have that information even if you do not verbally disclose it because when you fill out the I-9 form it requires the expiration date of your work permit.

They do but can chose to act like they didn't. I've read cases like that and the link has some examples of it. But the popular one is using a fake ssn then trying to update it.

I am in a great place myself. I was making roughly 20k before Daca. This year I will pull in around 90k. Finally able to save for a home and give my daughter a good life.

I worked really hard to get the job, and couldn't be happier with it.