COMMUNITY

NAVIGATOR TRAINING
MODULE 7:
COLLECTING DOCUMENTS
APRIL 7, 2015

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This presentation is a product of the Committee for Immigration Reform
Implementation (CIRI) Regional Coordination subcommittee. This was
prepared by Tara Raghuveer of the National Partnership for New
Americans (NPNA). Susan Schreiber and Jack Holmgren of Catholic
Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) supplied the Immigration 101
module, based on CLINICs 2-day immigration law training. Mayron
Payes and Larry Kleinman of FIRM provided guidance on the
Defending AR module. Patrick Taurel of the American Immigration
Council (AIC) contributed to the module on Unlawful Practice of Law.
Frances Valdez (United We DREAM), Courtney Tudi (World Relief),
Eddie Carmona (PICO), George Escobar (CASA de Maryland), Ruth
Lopez (ICIRR), Camille Mackler (NYIC), Adrienne DerVartanian
(Farmworker Justice), and Kelly Rodriguez (AFL-CIO) all provided
additional resources and guidance. This training is based on the
NPNA-United Food and Commercial Workers naturalization
partnership.
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MODULE 7:

COLLECTING
DOCUMENTS
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WHAT ARE THE

POTENTIAL
CHALLENGES?
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REVIEW:
WHAT IS DAPA/DACA?
WHO QUALIFIES?
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EFFECTIVE PRACTICES

Avoid UPL
Have applicant sign agreement
Review document checklist
Organize documents
Offer strategies and referrals
Independent, institutional, systematic

DAPA CHECKLIST
Proof of identity
Proof of continuous residence
Proof of parental relationship
Proof of childs U.S. citizen/LPR status
Proof of presence and unlawful status on
November 20, 2014
Criminal records (if applicable)

DACA CHECKLIST
Proof of identity
Proof of continuous residence
Proof of education/military service
Proof of presence and unlawful status on June
15, 2012
Criminal records (if applicable)

PROVING IDENTITY
Both DAPA and DACA

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PROVING CONTINUOUS
RESIDENCE
Work/Union
School
Financial
Military
Religious
Medical
Home/car
Community org

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WHAT IS AN AFFIDAVIT?
An affidavit is a sworn statement that is
signed and dated. If you lie in an affidavit,
you commit a crime
I declare under penalty of perjury that
this statement is true and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief.

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PROVING EDUCATION
School attended
School district
State or public records
office

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PROVING PARENTAL
RELATIONSHIP

Birth certificate
Adoption papers
Certificate of marriage to biological parent AND birth certificate
listing other parent (for step parents)
Paternity acknowledgement/decree
Divorce certificate
Custody/child support order
Baptismal records

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PROVING CHILDS
STATUS
U.S. Citizenship of child
Birth certificate/baptismal record
Passport
Naturalization or citizenship certificate
LPR status of child
Green card
I-551 passport stamp

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PROVIDING CRIMINAL
RECORDS

FBI records
State criminal records
Local police records
Court records

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LOCAL
RESOURCES
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ACTIVITY:

ASSEMBLING A
PACKET
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