Fee Exemptions for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Part I

To request consideration of deferred Action for childhood arrivals, you must file Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; and Form I-765WS, Form I-765 Worksheet. The fee to request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals is $465 and cannot be waived.

Fee exemptions are available in very limited circumstances. In order to be considered for a fee exemption you must submit a letter and supporting documentation demonstrating that you meet one of the following conditions:

               You are under 18 years of age, homeless, in foster care, or under 18 years of age and otherwise lacking any parental or other familial support and your income is less than 150% of the U.S. poverty level,

               You cannot care for yourself because you suffer from a  serious chronic disability and your income is less than 150% of the U.S. poverty level,  or

               You, at the time of the request, accumulated $25,000 or more in debt in the past 12 months as the result of unreimbursed medical expenses for yourself or an immediate family member and your income is less than 150% of the U.S. poverty level.

A request for a fee exemption must be filed and favorably adjudicated before you file a request for consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals without a fee. If you submit Forms I-821D, I-765 and I-765WS to a USCIS Lockbox facility without a fee and there is no record a fee exemption request has been approved, both forms will be rejected and returned to you.

2012 Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines:

48 Contiguous States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Household Size	150% of HHS Poverty Guidelines
1	$16,755
2	$22,695
3	$28,635
4	$34,575
5	$40,515
6	$46,455
7	$52,395
8	$58,335
For families with more than 8 persons, add $5940 for each additional person.
Alaska
Household Size	150% of HHS Poverty Guidelines
1	$20,955
2	$28,380
3	$35,805
4	$43,230
5	$50,655
6	$58,080
7	$65,505
8	$72,930
For families with more than 8 persons, add $7425 for each additional person.
Hawaii
Household Size	150% of HHS Poverty Guidelines
1	$19,290
2	$26,115
3	$32,940
4	$39,765
5	$46,590
6	$53,415
7	$60,240
8	$67,065
For families with more than 8 persons, add $6825 for each additional person.