--- title: What comes after DACA approval? description: If you've been approved for DACA, you may be left wondering what's next. Since deferred action is a new program, it's important to research the next steps. --- [![Envoy Global company logo](https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eg_logo%20_2000.png?width=2000&height=218&name=eg_logo%20_2000.png "Envoy Global company logo")](https://www.envoyglobal.com/) # 2015 Old Blog # What comes after DACA approval? Posted by [VISANOW Global Immigration](https://info.envoyglobal.com/blog-old-test/author/visanow-global-immigration) on Mar 6, 2013 4:41:39 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) by Caroline Tang, *VISANOW's Senior Manager of Legal Services* The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently released statistics indicating that approximately 200,000 applications under President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have been approved since August 2012. As more and more young people in the United States apply for deferred action, it becomes even more important to outline the steps that these young "dreamers face after DACA approval. ## **Applying for a Social Security Number** After a deferred action recipient receives an employment authorization document (EAD card or Form I-766), he or she can go to her nearest Social Security Administration office and apply for a social security number. The EAD card will prove both the individual's identity and ability to work in the U.S., but the SSA also requires him or her to provide a second document proving her age and identity, such as a passport, school identification card, or birth certificate. Any documents submitted by the DACA recipient must be either the original document or a certified copy. ## **Applying for a Driver's License** Increasingly, states are allowing DACA recipients to apply for driver's licenses. Officials in at least 37 states (Arkansas, [California](https://info.envoyglobal.com/dreamact/resources/by-state/california), Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, [Florida](https://info.envoyglobal.com/dreamact/resources/by-state/florida/), Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, [Illinois](https://info.envoyglobal.com/dreamact/resources/by-state/illinois), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, [New York](https://info.envoyglobal.com/dreamact/resources/by-state/new-york), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, [Texas](https://info.envoyglobal.com/dreamact/resources/by-state/texas), Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin) have confirmed that DACA recipients are eligible for driver's licenses in their states. Some states have not indicated whether they will specifically allow DACA recipients to obtain driver's licenses, but their general DMV policies allow foreign nationals holding EAD cards or I-797 approval notices (both of which are given to DACA recipients) to obtain driver's licenses. So far, only two states “ Arizona and Nebraska “ have indicated their specific intent to prohibit DACA recipients from obtaining driver's licenses. DACA recipients can consult their state DMVs to determine what documentation they need to present to obtain driver's licenses. VISANOW can help DACA recipients who need assistance in applying for driver's licenses through their DMVs. ## **Updating Your Address with the USCIS** DACA applicants and recipients, like all other foreign nationals living in the U.S., are required to update their residence/address information with the USCIS within 10 days of moving. This can be done [by filing Form AR-11](https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=coa) with the USCIS. 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