Below is a helpful list that will assist DREAMers with the Deferred Action application process, provided by Shirl Mora James (Lead Co-President of the National Tequila Party Movement and who is also a Civil Rights and Immigration Lawyer). We are happy with the Obama administration providing DREAM Act relief to children who have pledged their allegiance to our flag and the Untied States of America. The below list are documents that may be useful for your application process. This is not an exhaustive list but it is a good start for DREAM Act youth to which to begin with. Remember it is prudent to contact a reputable immigration attorney in your state and have your personal circumstances evaluated to determine if you are eligible for Deferred Action relief.
Please beware of notario fraud. This post is not to be considered legal advice but is instead provided for informational purposes only.
Documents that may be useful for your application:
• A valid passport or expired passport from your country of origin with your name, picture
and date of birth…if you don’t have a valid passport, get one.
• An original birth certificate from your country of origin
• Proof of date of entry to the US before your 16th birthday: documents like financial
records, medical records, school records: (including diplomas, GED certificates, report cards, school transcripts or any other evidence of enrollment), library cards, schools ID, school class pictures, school yearbooks, a copy of your parent’s tax filings that lists you as a dependent, divorce documents of your parents if they divorced in U.S., or birth certificates of your children born in U.S., etc.
• Proof of continuous presence for the last five consecutive years in the U.S.: documents like financial records, medical records, school records, library cards, schools ID, school class pictures, school yearbooks, leases and Affidavits from your landlord, religious leaders and members, community leaders, political leaders, teachers, classmates, teammates, and school records and awards or certificates sport trophies and copies of your parent’s tax filings that lists you as a dependent, etc.
• Support Letters from teachers, guidance counselors, state senators or other government/local community officials that know you for years, religious leaders or members, coaches, landlords.
• Always get a criminal history thru FOIA from the FBI and your State Patrol to prove up a clean criminal history. If you do know that you do have a criminal history, contact a reputable attorney to determine if you are in fact eligible for this relief. But having a criminal history may in fact make you ineligible for Deferred Action.
This is not an exhaustive list but it is a good start for you to which to begin with. Remember it is prudent to contact a reputable immigration attorney and have your personal circumstances evaluated to determine if you are eligible for Deferred Action relief.