The Department of Homeland Security stated that “The fee for requesting consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, including employment authorization and biometric services, is $465 and cannot be waived. Fee exemptions are available only in limited circumstances. You can send separate checks of $380 and $85 or a single check of $465" (2015). According to the exemption guidelines, the prospective applicant can avoid these fees if he or she is under eighteen years of age, homeless , lacks parental care or is disabled, and if your income is less than 150% of the US poverty line If you cannot afford the fee and need an exemption, you must apply first of the question