OMB control number

Request for Cancellation of a Public Charge Bond

OMB 1615-0141 · DHS/USCIS.

OMB 1615-0141

Public Charge Bonds are posted as security under the condition that the alien will not use or receive public benefits after the date of submission of such a bond and during its effective period. If an alien uses or receives public benefits as defined in, the bond is breached and forfeited. USCIS will use this information to determine if the bond should be cancelled.

The latest form for Request for Cancellation of a Public Charge Bond expires 2021-10-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form I-356 Request for Cancellation of a Public Charge Bond Form
I356-008-INS-TOC-PublicChargeRescissionNPRM-OMBReview-10142025.docx Supplementary Document
I356-008-FRM-TOC-PublicChargeRescissionNPRM-OMBReview-10142025.docx Supplementary Document
I-356-008 Reinstatement Supporting Statement PC NPRM.docx Supporting Statement A
DHS USCIS SORN 007 20161019.pdf Supplementary Document
DHS USCIS SORN 001 20170918.pdf Supplementary Document
Authorities.docx Supplementary Document
Request for Cancellation of Public Charge Bond Form
Request for Cancellation of Public Charge Bond Form
Request for Cancellation of Public Charge Bond Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202511-1615-005 Comment filed on proposed rule	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2026-01-30
201907-1615-010 Approved with change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2019-08-15
201810-1615-003 Comment filed on proposed rule	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2018-10-10