USCIS may
continue to use the previously approved instrument through December
22, 2016. USCIS will begin using the 12/23/16 version of the form
and instructions on December 23, 2016 and the 01/17/17 version as
of January 17, 2017. USCIS will begin using the 06/26/17 version of
the form and instructions on June 26, 2017. Approved for two years
only due to partial GPEA compliance.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2018
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2017
1,099,300
0
749,497
4,200,168
0
4,495,927
196,882,000
0
0
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).
There has been a decrease in
the annual hour burden hours. This is due to a decrease in the
agency’s estimation of the number of respondents who will submit
Form I-485. Form I-485 Supplements C and E have been incorporated
in the reorganization of Form I-485. The time burden is no longer
separated, instead it calculated into the burden hours for Form
I-485. questions to make the form more user-friendly. The revised
form expands upon existing inadmissibility questions to enhance
national security and benefit integrity and support the USCIS
mission to grant immigration benefits only to those applicants that
are eligible under the law. The revision eliminates the requirement
to file a separate Form G-325A (1615-0008) by incorporating Form
G-325A questions into the new form. These changes will result in a
decrease in the overall burden of seeking this benefit.
Additionally, during the last submission the biometrics time burden
was not included in the burden calculation. The time burden for
biometrics collection has been included in this submission.
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.