OMB control number

Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence

OMB 1615-0156 · DHS/USCIS.

OMB 1615-0156

USCIS will use the information collected on Form G-1566 to determine whether any immigration records about the subject of record listed on the form exist. If no records about the subject of record exist, USCIS will provide a CNE. If USCIS finds records related to the subject of record, a CNE will not be issued, but the requestor will be notified that records were found.

The latest form for Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence expires 2027-03-31 and is listed under ICR 202409-1615-005.

View the official OMB control history on Reginfo.gov.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Latest forms, documents, and information collections
Document	Type
Form G-1566 Certificate of Non-Existence	Form
G-1566-006 EXT- Supporting Statement 09212026.docx	Supporting Statement A
PAS, USCIS Form G-1566 8-20-2026 final.pdf	Supplementary Document
PTA USCIS Form G-1566 20260827 final adjudication.pdf	Supplementary Document
G-1566 30-Day FRN notice 07012026.pdf	Supplementary Document
G-1566 60-Day FRN notice 04202026.pdf	Supplementary Document
SORN STATE-77 Country-Clearance-Records.pdf	Supplementary Document
SORN STATE-39 Visa-Records.pdf	Supplementary Document
SORN STATE-26 Passport-Records.pdf	Supplementary Document
SORN STATE-05 Overseas-Citizens-Services-Records-and-Other-Overseas-Records 20160908.pdf	Supplementary Document
SORN 007 Benefits Info Sys 2016 10 19.pdf	Supplementary Document
SORN 001 AFileIndexNFTS 2017 09 18.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-083-uscis-ecnappendixcupdate-july6,2020.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-015-ice-eid-may14,2019.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-056(a)-uscis-eliseappendixaupdate-dec3,2018.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-031b-uscis-cidr-b-october30,2019.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-017a-uscis-midas-august31,2017.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-079-uscis-cms-may13,2019.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-016d-uscis-claims3-june30,2020.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-009b-uscis-cis2-december17,2018.pdf	Supplementary Document
privacy-pia-010a-uscis-pcqsupdate-april2018.pdf	Supplementary Document
Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence E-File	Other-E-file Screenshots
Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence	Form
Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence	Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

Historical document collections
Reference	Filing	Received	Action
202608-1615-002	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2026-09-24
202409-1615-005	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2024-10-16
202402-1615-004	Revision of a currently approved collection	2024-02-08	Approved without change
202310-1615-003	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2023-11-04	Approved without change
202211-1615-005	Revision of a currently approved collection	2023-01-19	Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
202112-1615-002	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2022-01-07	Approved with change

OMB Details

Request for a Certificate of Non-Existence

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Homeland Security - Border and Transportation Security

Information collection instruments
Form	Name	Electronic access	Type
Form G-1566	Certificate of Non-Existence	Fillable Printable	Form

Review document collections for all forms, instructions, and supporting documents - including paper/printable forms.