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RENEW YOUR DACA

Important information about DACA requests: In compliance with an order of a
United States District Court, effective Dec. 7, 2020, USCIS is:

 * Accepting first-time requests for consideration of deferred action under
   Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) based on the terms of the DACA
   policy in effect prior to Sept. 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s
   Dec. 4, 2020, order;
 * Accepting DACA renewal requests based on the terms of the DACA policy in
   effect prior to Sept. 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s Dec. 4,
   2020, order;
 * Accepting applications for advance parole documents based on the terms of the
   DACA policy prior to Sept. 5, 2017, and in accordance with the Court’s Dec.
   4, 2020, order;
 * Extending one-year grants of deferred action under DACA to two years; and
 * Extending one-year Employment Authorization Documents under DACA to two
   years.

USCIS will take appropriate steps to provide evidence of the one-year extensions
of deferred action and Employment Authorization Documents under DACA to
individuals who were issued documentation on or after July 28, 2020, with a
one-year validity period under the defunct policy.

DHS will comply with the order while it remains in effect, but DHS may seek
relief from the order.


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.

Please note, if you file after your most recent DACA period expired, but within
one year of its expiration, you may submit a request to renew your DACA. If you
are filing beyond one year after your most recent period of DACA expired, you
may still request DACA by submitting a new initial request.


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)
 * 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.

For more information, please visit the DACA Renewal Tips page.

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. USCIS may deny your renewal request if you do not
respond to a Request for Evidence in a timely manner.

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.

Last Reviewed/Updated:
01/12/2021

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