While you wait for your DACA renewal

While you wait for your DACA renewal

My dates

• My DACA and work permit end on: ____________
• I filed on: ____________ (by mail / online)
• Receipt numbers: ____________ ____________

Check my case

• Online account set up at my.uscis.gov
• I check my status every week or two and write down the date
• I wrote down the USCIS processing time and the date I checked it

Notices

• Receipt notice saved
• Biometrics appointment: date ________ place ____________ (bring the notice and a photo ID)
• Any Request for Evidence answered by: ____________

Work and money

• Told my employer the date my permit ends
• Asked about leave or holding my job, in writing
• Money set aside for: rent ____ food ____ phone ____ transport ____
• Told my school's financial aid office if I have a campus job

Address

• Address on file with USCIS is current
• If I move: changed it with USCIS within 10 days, for both receipt numbers, and with the Post Office
• My name is on my mailbox

Keep this sheet with copies of your USCIS notices. Do not write your A number or Social Security number on any sheet you share.

From DACA Wait. Facts checked October 21, 2026. Free information, not legal or medical advice.