U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds recipients of
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) that their current period
of DACA and employment authorization could expire if they wait too long
to request renewal.
We strongly encourage you to submit your renewal request 150 to 120 days
before your current period of DACA and employment authorization will expire.
Timely filing will help ensure USCIS has sufficient time to consider your request.
On March 27, 2015, USCIS began mailing renewal reminder notices to DACA
recipients 180 days prior to the expiration date of their current period
of DACA. Previously, these reminder notices were mailed 100 days in advance.
USCIS continues to accept initial and renewal requests for two-year grants
of DACA under the guidelines established in 2012. A federal district court
order issued on February 16, 2015, enjoining USCIS from implementing the
expanded DACA guidelines did not impact USCIS’ ability to continue
processing DACA requests under the 2012 guidelines.
You may request renewal of DACA if you met the initial DACA guidelines and you:
Did not depart the United States on or after August 15, 2012, without
advance parole; Have continuously resided in the United States since you
submitted your most recent, approved DACA request, up to the present time;
and Have not been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor, or
three or more misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national
security or public safety.
Visit uscis.gov/daca or uscis.gov/acciondiferida to get updates and all
the information you need to make an initial or renewal request for DACA.
