Information Collection Request

Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

ICR 202101-1615-024 · OMB 1615-0030 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
I-612 EXT Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2021-02-02 Repair queued
I-730 EXT 30-day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-01-28 Repair queued
I-730 EXT 60-day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-01-28 Repair queued
SORN DHS-USCIS-007 BIS.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2019-04-19 Repair queued
SORN DHS-USCIS-ICE-CBP-001.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2019-04-19 Repair queued
DHS-USCIS-PIA-016a CLAIMS 3.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2019-04-19 Repair queued
Reference Citation.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2017-03-22 Repair queued
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
1615-0030 202101-1615-024
Received in OIRA 202007-1615-037
DHS/USCIS I-612
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 05/07/2021
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 09/30/2021
7,200 7,200
2,398 2,398
882,000 882,000

Certain aliens admitted to the United States as exchange visitors are subject to the foreign residence requirements of section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 212(e) of the Act also provides for a waiver of the foreign residence requirement in certain instances. This information will be used by the USCIS to determine eligibility for a waiver.

US Code: 8 USC 1182 Name of Law: U.S. Code
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  85 FR 52623 08/26/2020
85 FR 83990 12/23/2020
Yes

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 7,200 7,200 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 2,398 2,398 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 882,000 882,000 0 0 0 0
No
No

$6,696,000
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Manuel Avendano 202 272-9747 [email protected]

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
05/07/2021