Government Asks Public Opinion on Refugee Paperwork Extension
Published Date: 1/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security is extending, without any changes, the form used for people to register as refugees. This means anyone applying for refugee status will keep using the same form, and there’s no new cost or extra paperwork. Comments on this extension are open until March 4, 2025, so now’s the time to speak up if you want!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Separate I-590 for Each Person
Every person included in a refugee case must have their own Form I-590 regardless of age. That means parents or guardians must file a separate I-590 for each child or dependent in the case.
Stamped I-590 Required for Admission
Refugees applying to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must have a stamped Form I-590 in their travel packet to gain admission as a refugee, and they do not have refugee status until CBP admits them.
Estimated Time and Cost Burden
USCIS estimates the I-590 collection involves 50,000 respondents at 3.25 hours each, 3,000 I-590 Review respondents at 1 hour each, 100 DNA respondents at 2 hours each, and 53,100 biometrics respondents at 0.33 hours each. The total estimated annual hour burden is 183,223 hours and the total estimated annual cost burden is $12,000.
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