2022 Cookbook - Table of Contents - Volume 1 - DACA and TPS

Sep 13, 2026

Uploaded by Grenda

Volume 1 table of contents organizes a legal-focused guide covering the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs. It lays out structured coverage of eligibility factors, requirements by category (age, education, travel, and security-related criminal considerations), and the application workflow from intake through USCIS adjudication. The outline also includes multiple sample tools and documents, including questionnaires, checklists, workflow examples, receipts, approval and notice forms, and related instructions. It further details TPS timing, filing steps, inadmissibility waivers, travel and status adjudication, denials appeals, termination, and other designations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatPDF

Pages26

Reading Time9 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

Acknowledgments

Caveat

Chapter 1: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program

Overview

Requirements

Age

Education

Travel

Criminal Activity and National Security Threats

Legal Status on June 15, 2012

The DACA Application Process

Sample Workflow for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Sample Eligibility Screening Assessment Tool for DACA

Sample Intake Questionnaire for Initial DACA Request

Sample Checklist of Documents for Client for Initial Request for DACA

Sample Intake Questionnaire and Document Checklist for Renewal of DACA

Sample Packet Preparation and Review Checklist for a DACA Application (Initial and Renewal Request)

Chapter 2: Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Overview

Designated Countries as of April 10, 2022

The General TPS Application Process

TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 1: Preface ................................................................................................................................................... v Acknowledgments ...............................................................................................................................vii Caveat .................................................................................................................................................. ix Chapter 1: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program......................................... 1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Requirements...................................................................................................................................... 3 Age ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Education ........................................................................................................................................4 Travel ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Criminal Activity and National Security Threats ........................................................................... 7 Legal Status on June 15, 2012 ........................................................................................................ 7 The DACA Application Process ........................................................................................................ 8 Sample Workflow for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ........................................... 11 Sample Eligibility Screening Assessment Tool for DACA ................................................................. 17 Sample Intake Questionnaire for Initial DACA Request .....................................................................27 Sample Checklist of Documents for Client for Initial Request for DACA.......................................... 33 Sample Intake Questionnaire and Document Checklist for Renewal of DACA ................................ 39 Sample Packet Preparation and Review Checklist for a DACA Application (Initial and Renewal Request)..............................................................................................................................................................43 Sample Cover Letter for Initial DACA Request .................................................................................. 51 Sample Cover Letter for DACA Renewal Request ............................................................................. 55 Sample DACA Checklist and Decision Processing Worksheet Used by USCIS Adjudicators .......... 57 Sample DACA I-821D Receipt Notice ................................................................................................ 61 Sample DACA I-765 Receipt Notice ................................................................................................... 63 Sample DACA I-821D Approval Notice ............................................................................................. 65 Sample Cover Letter for DACA-Based Advanced Parole Travel Document ...................................... 67 Sample DACA Advance Parole Authorization Document .................................................................. 69 Instructions and Tips for Completing Forms for DACA: G-28, I-821D, I-765, and I-765WS ........... 71 Sample Initial Request for DACA: Forms G-28, I-821D, I-765, and I-765WS .................................. 93 Chapter 2: Temporary Protected Status (TPS) ............................................................................ 113 Overview ................

FAQs

What topics are covered for the DACA program in this table of contents?

It covers DACA overview, core requirements, age and education criteria, travel considerations, criminal activity and national security threats, legal status on June 15, 2012, and the overall application process.

What application materials and samples are listed for DACA?

The outline includes sample workflow, eligibility screening assessment tools, intake questionnaires for initial and renewal requests, document checklists, packet preparation and review checklists, cover letters, and several USCIS notices and receipts.

What key areas of the TPS program are outlined?

It includes TPS overview, designated countries as of April 10, 2022, the general application process, timing, what to file, inadmissibility waivers, travel and status adjudication, denials appeals, termination, other designations, and sample workflows and intake tools.

Sep 13, 2026

Uploaded by Grenda