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MrsK · 12-16-2016, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Cynpal25

Alright guys please listen carefully my fellow dreamers. Thanks to this forum and this website I have been able to gather all the info needed to become a legal resident of this beautiful country. Yes I am a former dreamer, daca recipient, and have been granted permanent residence for 10 years starting 12/13/16. I will become a citizen in 3 yrs. Here's how I did it. I am Daca, came in at 6 months old without inspection through the border. Have lived here all my life. Married to a USC for 8 years, have a daughter also USC. You all know that catch 22 where we can't legalize unless we leave the country, we need a waiver blah blah. Well I applied for advance parole for humanitarian reasons due to having a sick father in Mexico. Please note advance parole is eligible for daca but usually it's hard to get unless its for humanitarian reasons. So approved in feb 2016 I left for 1 week saw my dad and came back without any problems via MIA. Was asked my reason for travel and AP and let back in with the magical I94. Having that I was able to apply for I130 and I485 Adjustment of status. Applied in march 2016. Got my interview notice for 12/13/16 (on my wedding anniversary by the way; someone's romantic joke) got approved on the spot. No questions asked due to the length of time I've been married. Granted permanent residence for 10 yrs eligible for citizenship in 3 years. And that's that. Guys I know how scary it is to leave the country I know how the AP is not garantee of being admitted back but you have to risk it before trump is sworn in. If you have a legitimate reason to get AP do it and don't think twice. This will cure your illegal entry. In my interview the officer cited the unlawful presence law and asked if I probably set it off when I left. However I retaliated with the arrabelly and yerabelly case that set precedence for 2 things. #1 advance parole qualifies as a legal entry to the country no matter how you came in originally. #2 advance parole does not put you into unlawful presence. Guys I did all of this without a lawyer and just googling anything I could as laws were changing. President Obama created a loophole for us so do it now while he's still there. If you can afford a lawyer great if not just do your due diligence and research the Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly, 25 I&N Dec.771 (BIA 2012). I will answer all your questions if I can and I will upload proof once I get to a computer. Keep hope up!

We will become citizens around the same time!