Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility

ICR 200801-1615-001

OMB: 1615-0029

Federal Form Document

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Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2008-02-08
Supplementary Document
2008-01-14
Supplementary Document
2008-01-10
Supplementary Document
2008-01-10
Supplementary Document
2008-01-10
Supporting Statement A
2008-01-10
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
1615-0029 200801-1615-001
Historical Active 200707-1615-011
DHS/USCIS
Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 02/22/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/14/2008
Approved for only one year due to lack of GPEA complaince. OMB is glad to see this form will be included in E-Filing efforts. USCIS may be eligible for a full three year extension once this form has been included in that initiative and the electronic filing option is publicly available.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2009 36 Months From Approved 02/29/2008
15,500 0 3,000
23,250 0 3,000
8,447,500 0 1,635,000

The information collected on this form is used by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine whether the applicant is eligible for a waiver of excludability under section 212 of the Act.

US Code: 8 USC 1182 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  72 FR 41771 07/31/2007
73 FR 1893 01/10/2008
Yes

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability I-601 Application for Waiver of Ground of Excludability

  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 15,500 3,000 0 0 12,500 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 23,250 3,000 0 0 20,250 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 8,447,500 1,635,000 0 0 6,812,500 0
No
No
There has also been an increase in the number of respondents by 12,500. USCIS believes that this increase can be attributed to the following developments: (1) Applicants for TPS who seek a waiver for certain grounds of inadmissibility use Form I-601. Although TPS was initially only designed for a small number of countries, over the years, the DHS has extended TPS possibilities to nationals of other countries, which in turn lead to an increase in TPS applicants. (2) The number of waivers have also increased as a result of section 212(a)(9) of the Act, which declares certain aliens inadmissible who have been unlawfully present in the United States in excess of 180 or 365 days. (3) Finally, since the events of September 11, 2001, applicants for immigrant visas or adjustment of status are screened more thoroughly, and undergo a series of security background checks that reveal possible grounds of inadmissibility. In turn, more applicants are in need of waivers filed on Form I-601.

$0
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Stephen Tarragon 202-272-8358 [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.
01/14/2008


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