USCIS Form I-821D to Request Deferred Action

If you are an undocumented immigrant in the United States, living with a fear of deportation, this is a chance for you to apply for deferred action which will defer your deportation from the United States for a two-year period. In order to receive deferred action, you must file your request by mailing the completely filled USCIS Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. If your request is approved, you may be relieved from the fear of deportation for two years and you can also renew this process when it expires. Another benefit that you will gain by receiving deferred action is a work permit. You must file Form I-765 and I-765WS, for employment authorization along with your request for deferred action. Through this you will become eligible to work legally in the United States. Hence, for a two-year period, you will not be placed in deportation proceedings and you may also work in the United States.

You must pay a filing fee of $465, while you file an application to request deferred action. This fee includes a fee for employment authorization and for biometrics. If you are an undocumented immigrant in the United States and if you do not have any criminal records, you may file the USCIS Form I-821D, to request deferred action, it you were not more than 16 years of age while you entered the United States and if you are currently between 16 and 31 years of age. Another requirement to request deferred action is that you must have resided in the United States without long breaks for a five-year period and you must have been in the United States on 15th June 2012. Moreover, you must be a student in a school or must hold a high school completion or a GED certificate to apply for deferred action.

You must remember that this deferred action process may not provide you any lawful status and will also not allow you to become a Green Card holder or a US citizen. This process will  temporarily stop your deportation from the United States. If you file Form I-821D without the required supporting documentation, your application may not be considered by the USCIS. USCIS will first review your application and your supporting documents before accepting your application. It is hence wise to collect all the supporting documentation before you could file Form I-821D.