Resources

There are many ways to support and retain DACA workers.

This video, filmed in partnership with our partners at FWD.us, describes the importance of employers supporting their DACA employees and provides details about the process of employment-based sponsorship for DACA recipients with a focus on PERM and H-1Bs.

Jump to:

• Resources for Employers
• Resources for DACA Workers
• Resources for Immigration Attorneys

Resources for Employers

Employment-Based Immigration Resources

• Why support DACA workers?
• FAQ Regarding Biden’s Nonimmigrant Visa Policy Changes
• Success Stories: How the New D3 Waiver Guidance is Unlocking Opportunities for Dreamers in the Workforce
• H-1B Visa and Employment-Based Green Card Filing Fees Breakdown
• H-1B vs. PERM: A Quick Comparison (one-paper created by Dan Berger)
• The H-1B Lottery: A Brief Overview of Cap-Subject and Cap-Exempt Employers
• H-1B Visas for Specialty Occupations (one-pager from Curran, Berger and Kludt)
• PERM Labor Certification (one-pager from Curran, Berger and Kludt)

• Sponsoring DACA Recipients and other Dreamers for Employment-Based Visas: How Higher Education Institutions Can Support Their Employees and Alumni

• Retaining DACA employees: Work Visas in the K-12 setting

Other Resources

• Advance Parole (presentation and outline created by Cornell Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic for study abroad advisors)
• DACA: Advocating for Inclusive Work Policies (community alert from Immigrants Rising and ILRC; lists some policy ideas that employers can implement to continue to support their employees if DACA were to end)
• Supporting DACA Team Members: A Guide for Employers (guide from FWD.us that includes concrete ways employers can support their DACA-impacted employees, interns, and contractors in a time of uncertainty)
• Model Workplace Policies to Support Staff Directly Affected by the Immigration System
• Work Alternatives for DACA and Undocumented Students (presentation and FAQ created by Cornell Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic for Cornell Career Services staff)

Resources for DACA Workers

Employment-Based Immigration Resources

• H-1B Visa and Employment-Based Green Card Filing Fees Breakdown
• Success Stories: How the New D3 Waiver Guidance is Unlocking Opportunities for Dreamers in the Workforce
• FAQ Regarding Biden’s Nonimmigrant Visa Policy Changes
• Adjustment of Status through Work Visas for DACA Recipients: Explainer (basic overview by National Immigration Forum)
• Getting a PERM: An Employment-Based Green Card (one-pager and webinar from Immigrants Rising)
• H-1B vs. PERM: A Quick Comparison (one-paper created by Dan Berger)

Other Resources

• Beyond DACA: Immigration Remedies Every Undocumented Person Should Know About (guide from Immigrants Rising, authored by Dan Berger; see page 13 for info about H-1Bs)
• Advance Parole Sample Packet (resource packet created by Cornell Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic)
• Advance Parole Travel Guide (interactive resource from Immigrants Rising)
• Filing a Freedom of Information Act Request with DHS (guide from Immigrant Legal Resource Center)

Resources for Immigration Attorneys

Employment-Based Immigration Resources

• H-1B Visa and Employment-Based Green Card Filing Fees Breakdown
• Success Stories: How the New D3 Waiver Guidance is Unlocking Opportunities for Dreamers in the Workforce
• A Guide to Filing D3 Waivers: Templates and Samples
• The New D3 Waiver Process: A Tool to Help Over One Million Dreamers
• FAQ Regarding Biden’s Nonimmigrant Visa Policy Changes
• Immigration Options After a DACA Beneficiary Returns to the U.S. with an H-1B and D3 waiver 
• Adjustment of Status through Work Visas for DACA Recipients: Explainer (basic overview by National Immigration Forum)
• Employment-Based Immigration Visas for DACA Recipients (in-depth overview of employment-based immigration visas in collaboration with the ILRC)
• Advance Parole for DACA Recipients (resource from ILRC)