Unaccompanied Alien Children Sponsor Application Packet
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/10/2026
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Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2029
02/28/2029
697,301
697,301
608,319
608,319
0
0
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Bureau provides care and custody for unaccompanied alien children until they can be safely released to a sponsor, repatriated to their home country, or obtain legal status. ORR funds residential care provider facilities that provide temporary housing and other services to children in ORR custody. Generally, care provider facilities are State licensed (with the exception of those located in states unwilling to consider them for licensure and temporary emergency or influx facilities) and ORR requirements to ensure a high-level quality of care. Services provided at care provider facilities include, but are not limited to, education, recreation, vocational training, acculturation, nutrition, medical, mental health, legal, and case management.
The UAC Sponsor Application Packet information collection contains seven instruments that allow ORR to collect information necessary to determine the suitability of potential sponsors for UAC as required by the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 279) and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232). The collection was last approved by OMB on February 27, 2026, and expires on February 28, 2029.
ORR is proposing revisions to the Spanish translations of the following forms:
⢠Authorization for Release of Information (Form SAP-2)
⢠Sponsor Application (Form SAP-3)
⢠Fingerprinting Instructions (Form SAP-5)
⢠Letter of Designation for Care of a Child (Form SAP-6)
⢠Affidavit of Financial Support (Form SAP-8)
The need for these revisions was identified after Division of Sponsor Administration Federal Field Specialists reported that sponsors were experiencing difficulty understanding certain portions of the Spanish-language forms and provided recommended corrections. ORR Policy staff fluent in Spanish reviewed the identified language and made targeted corrections to address translation errors and improve the clarity and consistency of terminology throughout the Spanish-language forms.
Information about specific changes are provided in the nonsubstantive change memo.
US Code:
8 USC 1232
Name of Law: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)
PL:
Pub.L. 119 - 21 87001(b)(1)
Name of Law: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 4 1101(c)
Name of Law: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
US Code:
6 USC 279
Name of Law: Homeland Security Act
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.
DNA Testing Instructions (Form SAP-10)