Renew Your DACA
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DHS Will Reject Initial Requests for DACA As It Weighs Future of the Program
Please see the announcement and memorandum (PDF) issued by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf. More information will soon be available.
Important information about DACA requests: Due to federal court orders, USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA. USCIS is not accepting requests from individuals who have never before been granted deferred action under DACA. Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this guidance, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on Sept. 5, 2017. For more information, visit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Response to January 2018 Preliminary Injunction
Who Can Renew
You may request a renewal if you met the initial 2012 DACA guidelines and you:
- Did not depart the United States on or after Aug. 15, 2012, without advance parole;
- Have continuously resided in the United States since you submitted your most recent DACA request that was approved; 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.
When to Renew
USCIS’ current goal is to process DACA renewal requests within 120 days. If your renewal request has been pending more than 105 days and you have not heard from us, please feel free to contact us.
Please contact us through the USCIS Contact Center or by sending a message from your USCIS online account inbox.
How to Renew
- Complete and sign:
- Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- Use the most recent version of Form I-821D on our website or USCIS will reject your form.
- Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
- Form I-765W Worksheet (PDF, 238.54 KB)
- Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- Follow the instructions on all three forms to submit them to USCIS. Make sure you submit the correct fees.
Additional Documents
Do not submit any additional documents at the time you request renewal unless:
- You have new documents involving removal proceedings or criminal history that you did not already submit to USCIS in a previously approved DACA request.
USCIS may request additional documents or statements to verify information provided in support of requests for renewal of DACA. We may contact other government agencies, education institutions, employers, or other entities in order to verify information.
If you knowingly and willfully provide materially false information on Form I-821D, you will be committing a felony punishable by a fine or up to five years in prison, or both (see 18 U.S.C. Section 1001 (PDF).) In addition, you may be placed into removal proceedings.