Registration for Classification as a Refugee

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form I-590 Registration for Classification as a Refugee Form and Instruction	Modified
I590-017-FRM-TOC-BiometricsNPRM-OMBReview-07232025.docx Supplementary Document	2025-11-07
G-1055, USCIS Fee Schedule.pdf Supplementary Document	2025-08-05
I-590-017 REV Biometrics NPRM Supporting Statement 2025-11-3.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-11-07
STATE 59 20120206.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-10-09
RPC-GSS PIA 201607.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-10-09
DHS USCIS PIA 068 20170721.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-10-09
DHS USCIS ICE CBP 001 20131122.html Supplementary Document	2019-10-09
DHS USCIS 018 20180731.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-10-09
DHS USCIS 017 20161019.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-10-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
224205	Biometrics Processing	Modified
210624	DNA evidence	Unchanged
210623	Request for Review	Unchanged
20380	Registration for Classification as a Refugee Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1615-0068	ICR Reference No: 202511-1615-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202511-1615-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-590
Title: Registration for Classification as a Refugee
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/10/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2028
Responses	106,100	106,200
Time Burden (Hours)	227,710	183,223
Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,000	12,000

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Abstract: The Form I-590 is the primary document in all refugee case files and becomes part of the applicant's A-file. It is the application form by which a person seeks refugee classification and resettlement in the United States. It documents an applicant's legal testimony (under oath) as to his or her identity and claim to refugee status, as well as other pertinent information including marital status, number of children, military service, organizational memberships, and violations of law. In addition to being the application form submitted by a person seeking refugee classification, Form I-590 is used to document that an applicant was interviewed by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and record the decision by the USCIS Officer to approve or deny the applicant for classification as a refugee. Regardless of age, each person included in the case must have his or her own Form I-590. Refugees applying to CBP for admission must have a stamped I-590 in their travel packet in order to gain admission as a refugee. They do not have refugee status until they are admitted by CBP.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1157 Name of Law: United States Code
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1615-AC99	Proposed rulemaking	90 FR 49062	11/03/2025

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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: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Biometrics Processing
DNA evidence
Registration for Classification as a Refugee	I-590	Registration for Classification as a Refugee
Request for Review

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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	106,100	106,200	0	-100	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	227,710	183,223	0	44,487	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,000	12,000	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The USCIS Biometric Rule establishes the requirement that all I-590 forms submitted have biometrics collected as part of the registration.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,371,140

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: 11/10/2025

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