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Presence requirements:

  • Present on the same day when submitting the application
  • Was in the US on June 15, 2007
  • Entered the US before turning 16
  • Good moral character
  • Under 31 as of June 15, 2012
  • Has remained in the US from June 15, 2012 up until the new approval
  • Had no lawful immigration status on June 15, 2012


Educational requirements:
  • Is enrolled full-time
  • Or has a high school diploma or GED
  • (Unless the applicant is mentally or physically disabled)


Reasons for inadmissibility:
  • Felonies: Any
  • Misdemeanors: ANY of domestic violence, child abuse or neglect, assault, violation of protection order, or DUI/DWI
  • Misdemeanors: Any two (except minor traffic offenses)
  • Any offense under foreign law
  • Any juvenile offense relating to murder, manslaughter, homocide, rape, statutory rape, any offense of a sexual nature involving a <18, any violent crime, or any offense punishable under the controlled substances act. All juvenile records also have to be submitted.
  • Any sexual assault convictions
  • Failure to pay restitution or legal judgments for any other conviction
  • Member of a gang
  • Failure to comply with a removal order or voluntary removal order
  • Any of the deportable reasons spelled out in INA237 (flight from immigration checkpoint, any firearm related conviction, failure to register for selective service, falsely claiming citizenship, etc)
  • Previously ordered removed in absentia
  • Unable to maintain an income that is 125% above the federal poverty level (~$15,000/year) without a good reason
  • Delinquent in any federal, state, or local income or property taxes
  • Having any legal status (with the exception of TPS)


Application period:
Within one year of the bill becoming law

Application process:
  • Might have to provide tax returns and evidence of tax refunds/returns
  • May have to do an in-person interview
  • Have to include a passport from country of origin, birth certificate, or state ID
  • Need school biometrics
  • There will be a background check & biometrics
  • $1,000 border security fee
  • Additional $XXX? unknown fee, but enough for the program to fund itself