HOW TO ANSWER CERTAIN DACA APPLICATION QUESTIONS
FORM I-821D
Part 1, Question 1.a. Family Name
Write your name exactly as it appears on your birth certificate unless you legally changed your name. If you have a
hyphenated last name, write both last names in the space for 1.a. If you only use a single last name even though your
legal name is hyphenated, you should write that in the “Other Names Used” question (Q.12).
Part 1, Question 4. Alien Registration Number
If you have not had contact with immigration officials then you probably don’t have an Alien Registration Number (A
Number). In addition, if your only contact with immigration officials involved a tourist visa, then you will also not
have an A Number. If you have been in removal proceedings or you were allowed to work in the United States, you
probably have an A number. You should check any paperwork you received from the Immigration Court or from other
immigration officials. An A number is an 8 or a 9 digit number that begins with the letter A. If you do not have an A
number, leave the space blank.
Part 1, Question 5. U.S. Social Security Number
Only list numbers you were properly issued by the Social Security Administration. Do not include fake social security
numbers.
Part 1, Question 13. Date of Initial Entry into the United States
You may identify an approximate date if you do not know the exact date you entered. Note that this question asks
about the first time you entered the United States.
Part 1, Question 15. Status at Entry
The best way answer to this question is to write “No Lawful Status” unless you came in on a visa or with parole. If you
entered on a visa, identify the type of visa you entered on. Do not write that you entered “EWI” or without inspection.
Note that this question is asking about your first entry into the United States.
Part 1, Questions 16-17
If you entered without a visa, then these questions don’t apply to you and you can leave them blank. If you entered on
a visa or with parole, then to answer these questions you will want to find the documents you used to come in and any
paperwork you were given when you entered. Specifically, you are looking for a visa (it should be stapled in your
passport), the latest passport stamps, and a small white rectangular piece of paper called an I-94.
Part 1, Question 18
If you are in college, you should write “High School Graduate” if, in fact, you graduated from high school.
Part 2, Questions 2a – [Addresses]
If you do not remember the dates you resided in a particular address, you could try contacting the gas or power
company you used at the time to see if they have records of when you began and ended service. If you do not
remember every address you have resided in since entry, do your best to provide as much information as you can. You
should also consider attaching an explanation on a separate piece of paper describing why it is difficult for you to
remember your addresses.
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FORM I-765
Section above Question 1. “I am applying for:”
If you are applying for deferred action for the first time, you should mark the box “Permission to accept employment.”
Question 9. Social Security Number
Only list numbers you were properly issued by the Social Security Administration. Do not include fake social security
numbers.
Question 10. Alien Registration Number
If you have not had contact with immigration officials then you probably don’t have an Alien Registration Number (A
Number). In addition, if your only contact with immigration officials involved a tourist visa, then you will also not
have an A Number. If you have been in removal proceedings or you were allowed to work in the United States, you
probably have an A number. If you do not have an A number, leave the space blank.
Question 12. Date of Last Entry into the U.S.
If you do not know the exact date, you may write an approximate date. Note that this question is asking about your
most recent entry into the United States.
Question 13. Place of Last Entry into the U.S.
If you do not know the city through which you entered, you may write the state. Identify the place in the United
States that you entered.
Question 14. Manner of Last Entry
The best way answer to this question is to write “No Lawful Status” unless you came in on a visa or with parole. If you
entered on a visa, identify the type of visa you entered on. Do not write that you entered “EWI” or without inspection.
Note that this question is asking about your most recent entry.
Question 15. Current Immigration Status
You may write “DACA applicant.”
Question 16. Eligibility Category
If you are applying for DACA, write (c)(33). Leave the last parenthesis blank.
Question 17. E-Verify
Leave this blank if you are applying for DACA.
FORM I-765WS
Part 2. Financial Information. Question 2. Current annual income
This question asks about your annual income. If you do not work, your current annual income is $0. Do not count
money your parents or your spouse earns.
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Part 2. Financial Information. Question 3. Current annual expenses
This question asks about your expenses. To answer this question, you should think about how much you spend in a
month on rent, food, gas, utilities, your phone bill, books, and so on. Multiply the total by 12 and you have your
answer.
Part 2. Financial Information. Question 3. Current value of assets
To answer this question, ask yourself if you own your own car, home, trailer, boat, computer, or other valuable thing.
Next, estimate the value of each of those things. Add up the total and write it down.
Part 3. Additional Information
You may leave this answer blank or you may provide a response like the following, “I need a work permit to support
myself [and my family], as well as to allow me to apply for a State ID or driver’s license.”
To learn more about DACA, visit www.weownthedream.org.