Preserve Residence Form: USCIS Hits Renew Without Fanfare
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the approval for the Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization form without any changes. This means people who want to keep their U.S. residence status while applying for citizenship can keep using the same form. Comments on this extension are open until November 13, 2026, with no new fees or time changes involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Form N-470 Preserves Naturalization Residence
If you are an alien who plans to be absent from the United States for one year or more, you can use Form N-470 (Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization) so USCIS can determine whether you are eligible to preserve residence for naturalization purposes. The agency is extending this information collection without change under OMB Control Number 1615-0056.
Estimated Time and Cost Burden
USCIS estimates 120 respondents will file Form N-470 annually, with an average time burden of 0.417 hours per response and a total annual hour burden of 50 hours. The agency estimates the total annual cost burden associated with this collection is $14,700.
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