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Information Collection Request

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

ICR 202508-1615-020 · OMB 1615-0030 · Historical Inactive

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IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
277133 Biometrics Processing New
20297 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act Modified
ICR Details
1615-0030 202508-1615-020
Historical Inactive 202401-1615-053
DHS/USCIS I-612
Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue 12/05/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 11/10/2025
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of a final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/2027 36 Months From Approved 03/31/2027
7,200 0 7,200
1,080 0 1,080
882,000 0 882,000
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
1615-AC99 Proposed rulemaking
No
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
USCIS is reporting an increase in the estimated annual hour burden to respondents for this information as a result of this change. Respondents of this information collection will be required to submit biometrics. USCIS is accounting for the estimated average burden per response in this revision action for submission of biometrics. USCIS estimates the average burden per response for biometric processing is 1.17 hours. There is no change to the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this information collection as a result of the proposed rulemaking. We are also correcting the data entry of the time burden estimate for I-612 filings. The time burden estimate is .25 hours and was inadvertently entered as .15 hours.
$7,920,000
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Lauren Wise 202 740-4628 [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.
11/10/2025