OMB control number

Public Charge Bond

OMB 1615-0143 · DHS/USCIS.

OMB 1615-0143

According to INA 213 and the proposed rule, it is within DHS’s discretion to permit the posting of a public charge bond. Therefore, if USCIS determines that a public charge bond is warranted, DHS will notify the alien that he or she may post a public charge bond with USCIS, and the bond amount.

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

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form I-945 Public Charge Bond Form
I-945-008 30-Day FRN Publication.pdf Supplementary Document
I-945-008 60-Day FRN Publication.pdf Supplementary Document
I-945-008 Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A
Appendix A I-945 Public Comments and Responses Matrix.docx Supplementary Document
I945-008-INS-TOC-Reinstatement-OMBReview-04032026.docx Supplementary Document
I945-008-FRM-Reinstatement-OMBReview-04032026.pdf Supplementary Document
DHS USCIS SORN 007 20161019.pdf Supplementary Document
DHS USCIS PIA 056a 20181203.pdf Supplementary Document
DHS USCIS PIA 016 20080905.pdf Supplementary Document
Authority.docx Supplementary Document
Immigration Public Charge Bonds Form
Immigration Public Charge Bonds Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202603-1615-002	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2026-04-27
202511-1615-004 Comment filed on proposed rule	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2026-01-30
201907-1615-011 Approved with change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2019-08-15
201810-1615-002 Comment filed on proposed rule	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2018-10-10