Arrival and Departure Record and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CBP Form I-94 Arrival and Departure Record I-94 Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form CBP Form I-94W I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Form and Instruction	Removed
Emergency Request Memo for ESTA VSRE 2.28.25_EAC signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-03-04
3.3.25 [ROCIS] EMERGENCY VSRE SS for 1651-0111 ESTA I-94.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-03-03
privacy-pia-cbp-esta-september2016.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-05-16
ESTA SORN July 2022.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-05-16
Non-Immigrant Information System SORN.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-10-29
ESTA PRA FAQs FINAL Dec 2016.docx Supplementary Document	2016-12-19
Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-02-22
PIA- ESTA Sept. 2016.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-12-19
ESTA SORN Sept 2016.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-12-19
Travel Promotion Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-07-13
9-11 Act PL 110-53.doc Supplementary Document	2010-03-18
8 CFR 217 and 212 1(e).doc Supplementary Document	2010-03-18
Supporting Laws.doc Supplementary Document	2008-03-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
274244	CBP Go Other-PDF Instruction	New
251270	ESTA Mobile Application Instruction	Modified
20892	Arrival and Departure Record I-94 Form and Instruction	Unchanged
206017	I-94 Website Instruction	Unchanged
184545	Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Web Application Instruction	Modified
184027	I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1651-0111	ICR Reference No: 202503-1651-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202411-1651-005
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCBP	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Arrival and Departure Record and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/04/2025
Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/04/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved	04/30/2025
Responses	16,958,048	18,797,619
Time Burden (Hours)	4,959,446	4,054,581
Cost Burden (Dollars)	261,444,521	287,283,714

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Abstract: Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) and Form I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure) are used to document a traveler's admission into the United States. These forms include date of arrival, visa classification and the date the authorized stay expires. The forms are also used by business employers and other organizations to confirm legal status in the United States. The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applies to aliens traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and requires that VWP travelers provide information electronically to CBP before embarking on travel to the United States.

Emergency Justfication: CBP is implementing a new capability within the CBP GO mobile application, or any successor mobile application, to allow aliens who are subject to I-94 requirements, and who are departing the United States, to voluntarily provide biographic data, facial images, and geolocation to provide evidence of that departure. This collection is a part of CBP’s critical efforts in fulfilling DHS’s statutory mandate to collect biometric information from departing aliens and CBP’s plans to fully automate I-94 information collection.2 This capability will close the information gap on alien entries and exits by making it easier for aliens subject to I-94 requirements to report their exit to CBP after their departures from the United States. It will also create a biometrically confirmed, and geolocation confirmed, and thereby more accurate, exit record for such aliens leaving the United States. Aliens subject to I-94 requirements may use the application to voluntarily submit their biographic information from their passports, or other travel documents after they have exited the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 235 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
   US Code: 8 USC 217 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
   US Code: 8 USC 231 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 145 9 Name of Law: Travel Promotion Act
   PL: Pub.L. 110 - 53 711 Name of Law: 9/11 Act
  

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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Arrival and Departure Record I-94	CBP Form I-94	Arrival/Departure Record
CBP Go
ESTA Mobile Application
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Web Application
I-94 Website
I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure	CBP Form I-94W	Non Immigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Record

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	16,958,048	18,797,619	0	-1,839,571	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,959,446	4,054,581	0	904,865	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	261,444,521	287,283,714	0	-25,839,193	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The total increase in annual burden hours to this previously approved collection is 904,865 hours; an increase from 4,054,581 hours to 4,959,446 hours. There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for this information collection due to adding the CBP GO application as part of the VSRE pilot, an additional collection tool respondents can voluntarily use to report their biometrically confirmed exit. The number of respondents has increased this collection by 600,000, and the annual burden hours for this collection tool (20,000 hours) were incorporated into the total annual burden accordingly. There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for the ESTA mobile application, from 183,333 hours to 796,696 hours, an increase of 613,363 hours. This increase is due to the rise in the number of respondents and responses received annually, to reflect current usage and the anticipated burden for the next three years to accommodate additional respondents from VWP additions including the recent additions of Qatar and Romania, an increase from 500,000 to 2,172,611. There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for the ESTA website, from 3,259,100 to 3,899,040, an increase of 639,940 hours. This increase is due to a revised estimate in the time burden for the collection based on system information on how long it takes to complete the application. The annual burden for the I-94W collection has been removed, as the number of respondents using a paper I-94W yearly is lower than 10, resulting in a decrease of 368,438 hours for the information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $107,228,862

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 03/04/2025

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