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TABLE OF CHANGES – INSTRUCTIONS

Form I-590, Registration for Classification as Refugee

OMB Number: 1615-0068

05/20/2020

Reason for Revision: Biometrics Revision

Project Phase: NPRM

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Expires 12/31/2019

Edition Date 3/29/2018

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Page 15, Instructions	[page 15] … 6. Biometrics. You may be required, to provide fingerprints, photograph, and/or additional signature to verify your identity, obtain additional information, and conduct background and security checks, including a check of criminal history records. You will be informed when and where you will need to provide these biometrics. If you fail to provide these biometrics as requested, USCIS may reject, close, or deny your form. …	[page 15] … 6. Biometrics. Every individual who is an applicant, petitioner, derivative, beneficiary, or sponsor of an immigration benefit request or other request submitted to USCIS is required to submit biometrics unless USCIS waives or exempts the requirement.  You will be notified of the time and place of your appointment if you must appear and you will be provided requirements for rescheduling if necessary. If you fail to submit any biometrics as required, USCIS may deny your application, petition, or request. DHS may store the biometrics submitted by an individual and use or reuse biometrics to conduct background and security checks, including a check of criminal history records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), verify identity, produce documents, determine eligibility for immigration and naturalization benefits, or to perform any other functions necessary for administering and enforcing immigration and naturalization laws, and any other law within DHS authority.   For parent-derivative child relationships: USCIS may require the applicant to submit other evidence of a parent-derivative child relationship to include deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing. DNA test results will only be accepted by USCIS from parentage-testing laboratories accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB). A list of laboratories can be viewed at www.aabb.org/sa/facilities/Pages/RTestAccrFac.aspx. …
Page 16, USCIS Privacy Act Statement	[Page 16] USCIS Privacy Act Statement AUTHORITIES: The information on this form, and the associated evidence, is collected pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1522(b) and 8 U.S.C. 1157. PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested information on this form is to determine eligibility for refugee classification and resettlement in the United States. 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 the denial of your benefit request. ROUTINE USES: The information you provide on this form may be shared with other Federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies and authorized organizations in accordance with approved routine uses, as described in the associated published system of records notices [DHS/USCIS-001 - Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System, DHS/USCIS–017 - Refugee Case Processing and Security Screening Information, and the STATE-60 - Refugee Case Records, which can be found at www.dhs.gov/privacy and www.state.gov]. The information may also be made available, as appropriate for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security.	[Page 16] DHS Privacy Notice AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this application, and the associated evidence, is collected pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1522(b) and 8 U.S.C. 1157. PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested information on this application is to determine eligibility for refugee classification and resettlement in the United States. DHS uses the information you provide to grant or deny the immigration benefit you are seeking. DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information, including your Social Security number (if applicable), and any requested evidence, may delay a final decision or result in the denial of your application. ROUTINE USES: DHS may, where allowable under relevant confidentiality provisions, share the information you provide on this application and any additional requested evidence 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/ICE/CBP-001 - Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System, DHS/USCIS-017 - Refugee Case Processing and Security Screening Information, DHS/USCIS-018 Immigration Biometric and Background Check, and the STATE-59 – Refugee Case Records] and as described in the Privacy Impact Assessments [DHS/USCIS/PIA-068 Refugee Case Processing and Security Vetting PIA, DOS Refugee Processing Center - General Support System, and DOS Refugee Processing Center General Support System (RPC - GSS)] which can be found at www.dhs.gov/privacy and www.state.gov. DHS may also share this information, as appropriate, for law enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security.
Page 16, Paperwork Reduction Act	[Page 16] 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 Form I-590 is estimated at 3 hours for gathering information; 20 minutes (.33 hours) for submitting biometric information; 1 hour for review the request; and 2 hours for collecting DNA evidence (if applicable). 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 1615-0068. Do not mail your completed Form I-590 to this address.	[Page 16] 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 Form I-590 is estimated at 3 hours for gathering information; 20 minutes (.33 hours) for submitting biometric information; 1 hour for review the request; and 2 hours for collecting DNA evidence (if applicable). 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 1615-0068. Do not mail your completed Form I-590 to this address.

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