Adult Directory 2013

Undocumented children under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or in state-supported
foster care may petition for SIJS. Once the petition for SIJS is approved, the petitioner is
immediately eligible to apply for lawful permanent residency and to work or attend
school. SIJS recipients will also be eligible to pursue naturalization after the statutory
timeframe. To be eligible for SIJS, the juvenile must:
o Be present in the United States
o Be under the age of 21 when the SIJS petition is filed
o Be unmarried at the time the SIJS petition is filed
o Be under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or in state-supported foster care,
with the state court order in effect on the date of filing the SIJS petition
o Demonstrate that s/he cannot be reunited with a parent because of abuse,
neglect, abandonment, or a similar reason under state law, and
o Demonstrate that it is not in the juvenile’s best interest to return to his or her
home country or last country of residence
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program grants a renewable twoyear
reprieve from removal, complete with work authorization. Relief under DACA is
temporary, however, and does not include a path to legal residency or citizenship. A
series of eligibility criteria must be met in order to apply for DACA:
o Arrival in the United States before age 16
o Entry on or before June 15, 2007
o Physical presence in the United States on June 15, 2012
o Under age 31 on June 15, 2012
o Continuous residence in the United States since June 15, 2007
o Physical presence when application for DACA made
o Entered without inspection or status expired as of June 15, 2012
o Currently enrolled in school, graduated from high school or obtained a general
education development (GED) certificate, admitted to an institution of higher
learning, or received honorable discharge from the armed services, and
o No convictions for a felony offense, a “significant” misdemeanor offense, or
multiple misdemeanors, and not otherwise a threat to national security or
public safety
A. Programs & Services
AYUDA - 6925B Willow Street, NW 20012
(202) 387-4848, Fax (202) 387-0324 www.ayudainc.org
Barbara Laur, Interim Director
2755 Hartland Rd # 100, Falls Church, VA 220413 (703) 444-7009
Representation in deportation proceedings, political asylum, naturalization, familybased
petitions, defense to deportation, and self-petition for battered immigrant
women. Assist with Haiti TPS applications. Initial consultation fee for immigration
cases $30. Domestic violence fees no cost. Spanish, French, Polish
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