Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form I-515A Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
I-515A OMB 83-C 6-7-06.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-07-31	Available
PRA I-515A Citations 6-7-06.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-07-31	Available
I-515A 30 Day Notice 6-13-06.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-07-31	Available
PRA I-515A 60-Day 4-4-06.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-07-31	Available
PRA I-515A Supp. Statement 3-29-06.DOC	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2006-07-31	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
41278	Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0083	ICR Reference No: 200607-1615-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200401-1615-004
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/31/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/16/2006
Terms of Clearance: CIS is reminded that each Supporting Statement must include the rationale for any burden or cost changes as opposed to simply quantification of said changes.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2009	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2006
Responses	8,300	0	6,000
Time Burden (Hours)	1,378	0	996
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This forms allows an alien seeking to enter the U.S. as a student or exchange visitor who does not have proper documents to enter for 30 days to obtain the required documents and submit them to the office of jurisdiction over the applicant's school.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 16822	04/04/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 34151	06/13/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor	I-515A	Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	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	8,300	6,000	0	0	2,300	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,378	996	0	0	382	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The number of respondents have increased from 6,000 to 8,300 annually.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $305,772

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/16/2006

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