Form I-765 is the physical document. Form I-766 is an EAD card, which you can keep in your wallet. Both Form I-766 and I-765 are valid EADs. You actually use Form I-765 to apply for your Form 1-766 card.
In order to apply for DACA, applicants must submit the following forms or their application will be returned to them: Form I-821D Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization Document; Form I-765 WS –EAD economic need supplement form.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals requestors: To be considered for DACA, you must submit: Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; Form I-765 Worksheet; and.
Individuals who demonstrate that they meet the guidelines below may request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) for a period of 2 years, subject to renewal for a period of 2 years, and may be eligible for employment authorization.
An EAD gives a person legal status to work in the United States but has fewer privileges than a green card. It shows an expiration date (usually one year from date issued) and is renewable. Any alien with a valid Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766 or Form I-688B) can be issued a Social Security number.
Total DACA Processing Time USCIS has a stated goal to processing DACA applications within 120 days. Real processing times have been much longer, but the Biden administration appears to be making some improvements.
Total DACA Processing Time USCIS has a stated goal to processing DACA applications within 120 days. Real processing times have been much longer, but the Biden administration appears to be making some improvements.
An EAD issued to a DACA beneficiary will bear category code C33. 2 Certain EADs, depending on the category code, may be extended while a renewal application is pending. 3 Under previous iterations of the program, DACA beneficiaries were not eligible for such extensions, and the new regulation does not change that.
Ing to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), there are currently 530,110 active DACA holders. This number does not include the 98,786 pending DACA applications (as of December 31, 2023) that cannot be processed due to ongoing litigation.
DACA Renewals Delayed-2024 USCIS' current goal is to process DACA renewal requests within 120 days. However, current DACA renewal applications are taking an average of four to five months (not guaranteed) to process. See median time for processing renewals here.