Information About the Customer Profile Management System - IDENTity Verification Tool (CPMS-IVT)

Information About the Customer Profile Management
System - IDENTity Verification Tool (CPMS-IVT)
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCIS
Form M-1061
OMB No. 1615-0125
Expires 03/31/2018

What Is the Purpose of This Tool?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is implementing the Customer Identity Verification program by using
the Customer Profile Management System - IDENTity Verification Tool (CPMS-IVT) to verify our customer’s identity.
CPMS-IVT 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 CPMS-IVT 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.

DRAFT
Not for
Reproduction
09/22/2015

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 CPMS-IVT and IDENT to verify your identity and determine if there are any other known identities or ANumbers 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 IDENT.

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: USCIS may share the information you provide with other Federal, State, local, and foreign
government agencies and authorized organizations. DHS follows 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 you can find at
www.dhs.gov/privacy. DHS may also make the information 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, applications, or requests to this address.
Form M-1061 Informational Flyer 03/11/15

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