Alien Worker Petitions Get Routine Extension Approval
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
USCIS is keeping the Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers form just as it is and wants to extend its use without any changes. This affects employers and workers applying for immigrant visas, with no new costs or extra paperwork. You’ve got 60 days, until November 13, 2026, to share your thoughts or questions!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
I-140 Paperwork Burden Continues
USCIS is extending, without change, the I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers information collection. The agency estimates 143,000 respondents, an average burden of 0.981 hours per response, 140,283 total annual hours, and $73,645,000 in total annual cost burden; comments are accepted through November 13, 2026.
I-140 Determines Worker Eligibility
USCIS will use the information collected on Form I-140 to determine eligibility for immigrant benefits under section 203(b)(1), 203(b)(2), or 203(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If you are a petitioner or an alien worker seeking those employment‑based immigrant categories, this form is the information USCIS uses to decide eligibility.
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Previous / Next Documents
Previous: 2026-18671, Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker and Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers
USCIS is extending the current paperwork for employers who hire CNMI-only nonimmigrant workers and must file semiannual reports, with no changes to the forms or rules. This means employers in the CNMI can keep using the same process without extra costs or new steps. The public can comment on this extension until November 13, 2026.
Next: 2026-18673, Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition
The Department of Homeland Security is extending the approval for the Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition form without making any changes. This affects refugees and asylees who want to bring family members to the U.S. The public can comment on this extension until November 13, 2026, and there’s no new cost or extra paperwork involved.