Did you know that certain DACA applicants, also known as Dreamers, are able to change
their status to a green card? There’s a way. Watch this video and I'll tell you more.
In this video, we'll talk about the possibilities for DACA Applicants also known as dreamers
to convert their DACA status to a green card. But before that, if you’re here for the
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and on TikTok as well. So, this is a really a burning question that people always ask
us in comments, in emails. There are more than 100,000 Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals, DACA, Dreamers in the United States on a work permit. And many, many of them and
their families are wondering if they can convert the status to a green card so they can live
a normal life in the US and eventually become a US citizen. So, the reason it's so important
to understand is that DACA is a program that started in 2012 by President Obama that issued
an executive order where essentially children that were brought to the United States illegally
by their parents, and grew up here, essentially, some kids came here at the age of 2, 3, 5,
went to the school system here, and some of them are intending to go to college, those
kids should be eligible for some sort of relief, some sort of a work permit so they can live
a normal life because all they know is their life in the United States. So, that's why
DACA was created. And DACA, essentially, is a two-year permit, it's a work permit, and
the right to stay here, they're eligible for Social Security. And that's pretty much how
DACAs live in the US since then. This is renewed every two years. President Trump basically
stopped this problem for what it is now. DACA, the way it looks today in 2020 is only eligible
for renewals, you cannot get a new DACA anymore since the President's executive order, and
therefore it's making it very difficult for Dreamers to see a future in the US. What is
going to happen with DACA, eventually, will end if it will end. So, the current situation
with DACA is that you can only renew it, but first-time DACA applicants cannot file DACA
anymore. But what is the way to get a green card? Is there a way to get a green card if
you currently own a car? So, one of the best ways that we know is if you're a DACA holder
and you are married to a US citizen or about to get married to a US citizen, there is a
way for the DACA applicant to legalize themselves and get a green card eventually. Now, there
are two ways that we'll look at it. So, most of the DACA applicants who received their
work permits, they were also able to receive a travel document back in the day when it
was eligible, the Advance Parole, also known as form I-131. So, quite a few DACA applicants
applied for their parole back in the day. And some of them actually exited the US and
returned. Some went to see family members in the home country. Some went just to be
able to leave the country and experience something different for a few months. And then re-entered
legally using their parole. Those DACA applicants that actually went through that process, and
now they marry a US citizen, and they're in the US right now, they're able to proceed
with an Adjustment of Status process and getting a green card. Meaning, that they can file
an application in the United States form I-130 and form 45 and the whole marriage package,
and adjust their status in the United States because they can prove that they had a legal
entry. Also, DACA applicants, they were brought here legally by their parents and then overstayed
a visa. Those applicants who marry us citizens can also apply for a green card inside the
United States. But all the other DACA applicants were brought into the United States illegally
by their parents, and they live here all these years, and now, they're married to a US citizen,
they can also file for a green card but they're not going to be eligible for an Adjustment
of Status application inside the United States. What they're going to have to do is, go through
the marriage petition I-130 then go through the National Visa Center. And eventually,
they're going to have to exit the US and attend an interview in their home country to be able
to get a green card. Because of their illegal entry and the overstay, most of them will
need a waiver, a hardship waiver, also known as the 601A waiver, to be able to waive that
illegal overstay all these years because most of our DACA applicants were over 18 and now
they're married. They will accrue unlawful presence after the age of 18. So, there you
have it, there are two ways. One way is for DACA applicants who are currently in the United
States and at some point they applied for a travel permit, left the US, re-entered.
So, we have proof of one legal entry, those can finish the adjustment of status inside
the United States. And then we have another kind of DACA applicants who never left the
US, now they're married to US citizen, they will have to go through the process, also
known as consular processing, eventually petitioning their case in the US Embassy, and then they're
going to need a waiver to waive the illegal stay in the US. Both options are amazing,
and eventually will help DACA applicants to get a green card because we know that after
college, when people get into the workforce, there is no way that this administration is
going to deport more than 100,000 hard-working professionals. So, we know that the future
DACA is one day, they will get a green card, it's gonna be part of the legislation. But
as of today, their best way is if they marry… if you're a DACA applicant, and you are married
to a United States citizen, the best way is to proceed with that US citizen, finish the
process, get your green card, and live an amazing life in United States. We hope to
make some more videos about DACA once we have more updates but as of now, only renewals
are available. And if you're married to a United States citizen, you can use those two
options to get your green card. Thanks for watching. If you know somebody who may benefit
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