Form M-1061 Information About the Customer Identity Verification Pro

Information About the Customer Identity Verification
Program and the Secondary Inspections Tool
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCIS
Form M-1061
OMB No. 1615-0125
Expires 12/31/2014

What Is the Purpose of This Tool?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is implementing the Customer Identity Verification program by using
the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program's Secondary Inspections Tool to verify
our customer’s identity. The Secondary Inspections Tool processes, retrieves, and displays biometric and biographic data
from the Department of Homeland Security's fingerprint identity system, the Automated Biometric Identification System
(IDENT). USCIS trained staff in USCIS District or Field Offices will use the Secondary Inspections Tool to verify your
identity at the time of an interview in connection with an immigration or naturalization benefit request, or when you
appear at a USCIS District or Field Office to receive a document evidencing an immigration benefit.

How Does Use of This Tool Affect Me?
You will be asked to place your left and right index fingers on the fingerprint scanner where they will be scanned
electronically. You will also have your picture taken electronically. Photographs and fingerprints will be sent to IDENT
where they are compared with your photograph and fingerprints on file.
USCIS will use the Secondary Inspections Tool and IDENT to verify your identity and determine if there are any other
known identities or A-Numbers associated with you. USCIS will also use this tool to see if there are any watch list
warnings or warrants from the FBI or Department of State, or immigration offenses.
This is the same information and process that was used as if you entered the United States through a port of entry and
were processed through US-VISIT.

USCIS Privacy Act Statement
AUTHORITIES: 8 CFR 103.2(b)(9) and(e) authorize USCIS to collect the requested biometric information for use in the
Customer Identity Verification system.
PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing your biometric information (fingerprints and photograph) to USCIS is to
verify your identity and other information relevant to determining if you are eligible for the immigration benefit you seek.
DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, and
any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in denial of your request.
ROUTINE USES: The information you provide may be shared with other Federal, State, local, and foreign government
agencies and authorized organizations in accordance with approved routine uses described in the associated published
system of records notices [DHS-USCIS-001 - Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System of Records and DHS/
USVISIT-001 - DHS Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT)] which can be found at www.dhs.gov/privacy].
The information may also be made available, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national
security.

Paperwork Reduction Act
An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated at 5 minutes per response, including the time for receiving instructions and providing required
biometric data. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Regulatory Coordination
Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20529-2140. OMB No. 1615-0125.
Do not mail completed petitions or applications to this address.
Form M-1061 Informational Flyer 12/10/12

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