What President Obama’s Expansion of DACA Means for You

 

President Obama proposed his plan for an executive action to bring millions of undocumented individuals out of the shadows.  Here are a few of the changes we can look forward to:

 

Temporary Work Visas for:

Parents of U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Children who

-Have been in the United States for Five years or more

-Have passed a background check

-Register and begin paying taxes

-Pay filing fees

 

Students:

-Increase in the OPT program for students

-Reforming the H1-B visa program

-Allowing work visas for spouses of H1-B holders

 

Visa Processing:

-Modernization of the current visa program

-Reduced processing time

-Increased availability of provisional waivers

 

We look forward to helping many members of our community come out of the shadows!