Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status Form	Modified
I-485_Support_Stat._11-19-10.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-11-19
SORN.doc Supplementary Document	2010-11-12
PIA.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-12
Approved PTA.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-12
Reference Citations I-485[1].doc Supplementary Document	2010-11-12
Published 30-Day Notice 10-21-10.doc Supplementary Document	2010-11-12
Published 60-Day Notice 6-30-10.doc Supplementary Document	2010-11-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43925	Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0023	ICR Reference No: 201011-1615-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201010-1615-006
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/18/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/19/2010
Terms of Clearance: Approved for only two years due to lack of GPEA compliance. This form can be completed but not submitted electronically.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2011
Responses	526,000	0	526,000
Time Burden (Hours)	3,101,289	0	3,287,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	529,377,840	0	562,820,000

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Abstract: The information on Form I-485 will be used to request and determine eligibility for adjustment of permanent residence status. Supplement A is used to adjust status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act). Supplement E provides evidentiary requirements for T and U applicants to submit to adjust status.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1255 Name of Law: U.S. 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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 37820	06/30/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 65021	10/21/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status	I-485 Supplement A, Form I-485	Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status ,   Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	526,000	526,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,101,289	3,287,500	0	0	-186,211	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	529,377,840	562,820,000	0	0	-33,442,160	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a decrease in the annual burden hours of 186,211 and a decrease in the annual cost of $33,442,160 previously reported for this information collection. This is as a result of an error in the previous worksheet that USCIS submitted on August 6, 2010. USCIS miscalculated the number of respondents, and included a filing fee for Form I-485 Supplement E.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

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? Uncollected

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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: 11/19/2010

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