Family services
On-time renewals, plain answers about the news, and a check for other paths you may qualify for.
You have DACA and need to renew, or you have questions about travel or other options.
USCIS recommends filing a DACA renewal 120 to 150 days before your current grant expires. Filing in that window lowers the risk of a gap in your work permit. We track your dates and remind you before the window opens.
Court cases have changed DACA several times. For years, USCIS has not been able to approve most first-time requests, while renewals have continued. Because the rules can shift, we check the current status before every filing and explain it in plain words, in English or Spanish.
Every renewal includes a screening for other options. Some DACA recipients have a path to a green card through a U.S. citizen spouse, parent or adult child, especially if they entered lawfully or once traveled on advance parole. We look, every time.
Every step has an owner. You always know whether we are waiting on you, on us, or on the government.
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We note your expiration date and text you 150 days before it.
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New addresses, any arrests or charges, any travel. We review them before filing.
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Renewal forms, work permit request and worksheet, filed inside the recommended window.
USCIS
Fingerprints and photos, if USCIS asks for them again.
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A new grant and work permit by mail. We set the next reminder the same day.
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A short written note on whether any other path, like a family petition, may be open to you.
Renewal decisions often take several months.
That is why the 120 to 150 day window matters. Times change, and we check them before every filing. We never promise a date.
Why cases waitDo not have everything? That is normal. Luis, our senior paralegal, helps you find or replace missing records.
None of these means your case is over. They mean it needs a plan before anything is filed.
Example outcome
DACA renewal
Situation: A client who came to us after his DACA grant had already expired.
What happened: We filed that week. The renewal was approved, but his work permit lapsed for several weeks first. It is the reason we now text every client 150 days out.
Example outcomes describe past matters in general terms, with details changed to protect privacy. Every case is different. They are not a promise or prediction of your result.
More example outcomesRenewals have continued through the court cases so far, but DACA's rules have changed before and may again. We confirm the current status on the day we prepare your filing, and we will tell you plainly if anything has changed.
Only with advance parole approved before you leave, and only for reasons USCIS accepts, such as school, work or family emergencies. Travel can carry risk depending on your history, so talk to us first.
Court orders have blocked approval of most first-time requests for years. We can tell you whether filing makes sense today, what it would and would not do, and whether another path fits you better.
A 45-minute consultation with an attorney, in English or Spanish. We tell you the route, the flat fee and the honest range.
1820 S Blue Island Ave, Suite 300, Chicago. Near the 18th Street Pink Line stop.
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