Provisional waivers for unlawful presence get revised
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information or new collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
I-601A Application Time and Cost
If you apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver using Form I-601A, USCIS estimates 63,000 respondents. USCIS estimates the form takes 1.3 hours to complete and biometrics take 1.17 hours, for a total annual burden of 156,681 hours and an annual cost burden of $3,212,390. Comments on this information collection are accepted through November 13, 2026.
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