This website is a resource guide meant to support, inform, and address the most common questions raised in the course of advising undocumented and unprotected immigrant students also known as AB540 students. The website is dedicated to the passage of the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act) which is a legislation that would permit a select group of undocumented students a legalization and eventual citizenship in the United States.
CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT Priority Deadline is March 2 every year
The California Dream Act of 2011 became law through the passage of two Assembly Bills, AB130 and AB 131 that allows AB540 students to apply for privately funded scholarships, and state and institutional grants beginning in the 2012-2013 Aid Year.
Came to the United States before your 16th birthday;
Have continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007, up to the present time;
Were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012
Had no lawful status on June 15, 2012;
Are currently in school, have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States; and
Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor,or three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.
For more information on eligibility or requirements, refer to the USCIS Website.