# 2025-20722: State Dept Opens 60-Day Comment Period on JADE Questionnaire

2025-20722, 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: JADE Act Questionnaire, is a Federal Register notice from State Department published 2025-11-24, effective The Department will accept comments from the public up to January 23, 2026. (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20722
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20722
- Title: 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: JADE Act Questionnaire
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: State Department
- Citation: 90 FR 53045
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: The Department will accept comments from the public up to January 23, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-01-23
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

State Dept Opens 60-Day Comment Period on JADE Questionnaire

## Summary

The Department of State wants to keep collecting info from Burmese visa applicants using the JADE Act Questionnaire. They’re asking for public feedback by January 23, 2026, to make sure the process is clear and not too time-consuming. This form takes about 30 minutes to fill out and is required to get a U.S. visa.

## Abstract

The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory JADE Questionnaire for Applicants: cost, low. If you are a Burmese national applying for a U.S. visa, you must complete Form DS-5537 (the JADE Act Questionnaire) to obtain a visa. The Department estimates 22,800 respondents will each spend about 30 minutes (total estimated burden 11,400 hours) and applicants must bring the completed, signed fo…
- JADE Act Visa Ineligibility Rule: cost, high. The JADE Act makes certain individuals involved in specified Burmese organizations or activities, and their immediate family members, ineligible for U.S. visas. Consular officers use responses on Form DS-5537 to evaluate and decide visa eligibility under the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act of 200…

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## Sources
- [2025-20722 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20722/60-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-jade-act-questionnaire)
- [2025-20722 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20722.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20722 (as of 2026-06-08).