The federal government is accepting re-applications from a certain category of undocumented immigrants who applied for a 1986 amnesty program but were denied or never received a response to their request.

It is thought that about 10,000 may qualify, said Sharon Rummery, a Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman in the San Francisco regional office.

 

Note: I know DREAMers are certainly not eligible since we were too young or not even born but our parents might be eligible for this.

 

Here are more details on the program:

Among the requirements for reapplying is proof of having entered the country legally on a temporary visa before 1982 and overstaying it.

Applicants must have no criminal history and had to have applied between May 5, 1987, and May 4, 1988.

Those who were wrongly rejected and who meet the qualifications will have to pay $585 to reapply. Those who never applied but who may still qualify will have to pay $1,130.

Though legalization is not guaranteed, the government cannot deport those who apply even if their applications are declined.

The filing period beings on Feb 1 and will run for a year.