Declaration of Financial Support

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form I-134 Declaration of Financial Support	Form	Modified	Available
I134-012-INS-TOC-EmergencyREV-12202022.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-12-19	Available
I134-012-FRM-TOC-EmergencyREV-12202022.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-12-19	Available
I-134A_EMG-REV_Memo_DHSPLCY-OGC (signed 12-29-22) eh.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-12-30	Available
I-134-012-EMG-REV-SPTSTMT.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-12-16	Available
privacy-pia-003-uscis-iddmp-sept24,2013.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-27	Available
SORN 018 DHS_USCIS IBBC 20180731.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-27	Available
privacy-pia-uscis-camino-may2015.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-22	Available
Reference Citations.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-22	Available
DHS-USCIS-001 .pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-22	Available
DHS-USCIS-007.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-02-22	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
252864	Declaration of Financial Support (e-File)	Other-e-File Screen Shots	Removed
20257	Declaration of Financial Support (Paper)	Form	Modified	Declaration of Financial Support
20257	Declaration of Financial Support (Paper)	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0014	ICR Reference No: 202212-1615-028
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-1615-007
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-134
Title: Declaration of Financial Support
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/05/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/04/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/04/2023
Terms of Clearance: OIRA approves this emergency request for a period of six months contingent on USCIS publishing a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on the collection within 90 days of approval. The purpose of this emergency request is to support the separation - into two distinct OMB control numbers - of Form I-134 and I-134A. Additional terms of clearance can be found on the NOA for I-134A.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	6 Months From Approved	04/30/2023
Responses	2,500	0	132,500
Time Burden (Hours)	5,000	0	256,983
Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,625	0	10,625

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Abstract: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and consular officers of the Department of State (DOS) use Form I-134 to determine whether, at the time of the beneficiary’s application, petition, or request for certain immigration benefits, that beneficiary has sufficient financial support to pay for expenses for the duration of their temporary stay in the United States. Additionally, biographic information about the beneficiary provided on the Form I-134 will be used for biographic security screening and advance travel authorization by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Prior to the transmission of this biographic information to CBP for this purpose, the beneficiary will be requested to confirm electronically the accuracy of the biographic information provided on their behalf by the Form I-134 respondent/supporter.

Emergency Justfication: Section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)) provides the Secretary of Homeland Security with the discretionary authority to parole noncitizens into the United States temporarily, under such reasonable conditions that the Secretary may prescribe, on a case-by-case basis for “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.” See INA sec. 212(d)(5)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A); see also 6 U.S.C. 202(4) (charging the Secretary with the responsibility for “[e]stablishing and administering rule…governing…parole”). To support DHS’s current efforts to curb illegal migration across the southern border and immediately expand the avenues for lawful migration into the United States, DHS has created a streamlined process that allows certain citizens of designated countries and their immediate family members to come to the United States temporarily as parolees for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. The process currently applies to Ukraine and Venezuela (with a numerical cap), but, with emergency revision, it is being extended to Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti, and the numerical cap on Venezuela is being lifted. DHS will use Form I-134A to determine whether a U.S.-based individual has sufficient financial resources and access to those funds to support the beneficiary for the duration of their temporary stay in the United States. Form I-134A is used by a U.S. based individual (the supporter) to request to be considered as a supporter and to agree to provide financial support to the beneficiary named on the form during the beneficiary’s period of stay in the United States. USCIS is now splitting the two versions of the I-134 into separate OMB-controlled collections of information as the populations are different and the purposes for which the information collections are conducted are different enough to warrant their separation. As a result, USCIS will revert use of USCIS Form I-134 for its original purpose and will begin use of USCIS Form I-134A for the persons identified above as seeking parole into the United States. Other than expanding the eligible countries and associated instructions, the I-134A will match the previously approved online Form I-134 content. To facilitate the transition between versions, Form I-134 online requests that are saved and in process when the Form I-134A is deployed, will be automatically converted to I-134As upon submission and the receipt notices will reflect the new form number and name.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1184 Name of Law: United States Code
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Declaration of Financial Support (Paper)	I-134	Declaration of Financial Support
Declaration of Financial Support (e-File)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	2,500	132,500	0	-130,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,000	256,983	0	-251,983	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,625	10,625	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: USCIS is reporting a decrease of 251,983 hours in the estimated annual hour burden to respondents for this collection of information. This decrease is the result of establishing an separate information collect with unique data elements for a specific population of respondents who can file the information collection online. USCIS is reporting no change in the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information. The cost captured is representative of respondents that will be mailing paper forms to file the information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $161,625

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/04/2023

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