Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
02/20/2025
02/19/2025
Changes necessary to comply with EO 14168 have been approved.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2027
12/31/2027
12/31/2027
60,600
0
60,600
61,267
0
61,267
3,901,125
0
3,901,125
Section 343(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1454) provides that if any certificate of naturalization or citizenship issued to any citizen or any declaration of intention furnished to any declarant is lost, mutilated, or destroyed, the citizen or declarant may make application to the Secretary of Homeland Security for a new certificate or declaration. Additionally, INA 343(b) provides for the issuance of special certificates of naturalization for the purpose of obtaining recognition as a citizen of the United States by a foreign state, and INA 343(c) provides for the issuance of a new certificate of naturalization in cases where a naturalized citizen has changed his or her name after naturalization. Finally, 8 C.F.R. 338.5 provides for the issuance of a corrected Certificate of Naturalization where the certificate does not conform to the facts shown on the application for naturalization or a clerical error was made in preparing the certificate. The Form N-565 is used to apply for a replacement of a Declaration of Intention, Naturalization Certificate, Certificate of Citizenship or Repatriation Certificate, or to apply for a special certificate of naturalization as a U.S. citizen to be recognized by a foreign country.
For applicants requesting a document listing a different gender than their current document, USCIS has removed the questions, instructions and evidence requiring a court order, a government-issued document, or a letter from a licensed health care professional recognizing that the applicantâs gender is different from that listed on their current document. Applicant, preparer, and interpreter certification language was also reduced. The full scope of the revision is available in the Tables of Changes and only copy decks submitted with this information collection request.
USCIS is reporting an estimated increase in the annual hour burden to respondents for this collection of information. This increase is due to new agency estimates for the number of respondents, USCIS increased the respondent estimate from 52,800 (March 2024) to 60,600, an increase of 7,800 respondents per year.
The estimated time burden per response for paper filings was decreased for paper filing from 1.147 to 0.967 hours. The estimated time burden per response for electronic filing decreased from .0917 to 0.737 hours.
It is important to note that with this update, if the respondent numbers were not adjusted, the net time burden decrease would have saved approximately 4,777 hours per year (Calculated: 26,340 applicants x -.18 hours = -4777 hours).
The estimated increase in the annual hour burden to respondents for this collection of information is increased due to an increase in respondents. Additionally, if no new content had been added, the time burden decrease would have saved approximately 4,888 hours per year.
However, due to the estimation methodology used to describe burden in this analysis, the time burden savings is otherwise not easily recognized. The offsetting increase in the estimated number of respondents overshadows the time burden savings.
There is an increase in the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information due to the adjustment in the estimated respondents.
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.
Form N-565 Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document
N-565-016-BiologicalSex-83C 20250211.pdf
N-565-016-Biological Sex-83C-Supporting Statement 20250218 Final.docx
N-565-016 83C Copy Deck v1.1.4 BiologicalSex-OMBReview.xlsx
Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document - Online Filing