Certain aliens admitted to the United
States as exchange visitors are subject to the foreign residence
requirements of section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act. Section 212(e) of the Act also provides for a waiver of the
foreign residence requirement in certain instances. This
information will be used by the USCIS to determine eligibility for
a waiver.
There is a 2,153 increase in
the estimated hour burden associated with the information
collection. This is a result of an increase in the estimate of the
total number of annual respondents based on USCIS projections and
corrects an error due to an incorrect projection number generated
at the time of the last submission of this information collection.
There is no change to the form or instructions; the Privacy Notice
in the instructions was updated. There is a 791,840 increase in the
estimated cost burden associated with this information collection.
This is a result of an increase in the estimate of the total number
of annual respondents based on USCIS projections. There is no
change to the form or instructions; the Privacy Notice in the
instructions was updated.
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.