Supplemental Special Immigrant Visa Chief of Mission Application

ICR 201803-1405-001

OMB: 1405-0134

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
Modified
Supporting Statement A
2018-03-09
Supplementary Document
2018-03-09
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
1405-0134 201803-1405-001
Active 201502-1405-004
STATE/AFA
Supplemental Special Immigrant Visa Chief of Mission Application
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 04/23/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 03/09/2018
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
04/30/2021 36 Months From Approved 04/30/2018
8,700 0 8,000
8,700 0 8,000
0 0 0

Department of State uses Form DS-157 (SUPPLEMENTAL SIV CHIEF OF MISSION APPLICATION) in order to facilitate the Chief of Mission approval process required for special immigrant visa (SIV) applicants under the AAPA and SISCI. The information requested on the form is limited to that which is necessary for the Chief of Mission to approve SIV applicants. Previously, applicants submitting the DS-157 were required to fill out the DS-160. However, the DS-157 is only being used by SIV applicants for Chief of Mission approval. As a result, SIV applicants are required to submit the DS-260 and not the DS-160 as previously done.

US Code: 8 USC 1101 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  82 FR 51667 11/07/2017
83 FR 10544 03/09/2018
Yes

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application DS-157 Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application

  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 8,700 8,000 0 700 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 8,700 8,000 0 700 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The number of DS-157 applications has increased from 8,000 to 8,700. As a result, the burden hours for applicants has increased by 700, up from the previous reported total burden hours of 8,000. This increase is indicative of an increase in the number of applicants requesting Chief of Mission approval.

$540,662
No
    Yes
    No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Sydney Taylor 202 663-3721 taylors2@state.gov

  No

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.
03/09/2018


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