View Information Collection Request (ICR) Package
Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government
The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.
The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.
Search:
Agenda
Reg Review
ICR
This script is used to control the display of information in this page.
Display additional information by clicking on the following:
All
Brief and OIRA conclusion
Abstract/Justification
Legal Statutes
Rulemaking
FR Notices/Comments
IC List
Burden
Misc.
Common Form Info.
Certification
View Information Collection (IC) List
View Supporting Statement and Other Documents
Please note that the OMB number and expiration date may not have been determined when this Information Collection Request and associated Information Collection forms were submitted to OMB. The approved OMB number and expiration date may be found by clicking on the Notice of Action link below.
View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1651-0111
ICR Reference No:
202503-1651-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202411-1651-005
Agency/Subagency:
DHS/USCBP
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Arrival and Departure Record and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
03/04/2025
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
03/05/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/04/2025
Terms of Clearance:
Approved for 5 months contingent on DHS beginning normal clearance procedures to revise and extend the collection (i.e., by issuing a 60-day FRN for public comment) within 45 days of OIRA approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2025
6 Months From Approved
04/30/2025
Responses
16,958,048
0
18,797,619
Time Burden (Hours)
4,959,446
0
4,054,581
Cost Burden (Dollars)
261,444,521
0
287,283,714
Abstract:
Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) and Form I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure) are used to document a traveler's admission into the United States. These forms include date of arrival, visa classification and the date the authorized stay expires. The forms are also used by business employers and other organizations to confirm legal status in the United States. The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applies to aliens traveling to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and requires that VWP travelers provide information electronically to CBP before embarking on travel to the United States.
Emergency Justfication:
CBP is implementing a new capability within the CBP GO mobile application, or any successor mobile application, to allow aliens who are subject to I-94 requirements, and who are departing the United States, to voluntarily provide biographic data, facial images, and geolocation to provide evidence of that departure. This collection is a part of CBP’s critical efforts in fulfilling DHS’s statutory mandate to collect biometric information from departing aliens and CBP’s plans to fully automate I-94 information collection.2 This capability will close the information gap on alien entries and exits by making it easier for aliens subject to I-94 requirements to report their exit to CBP after their departures from the United States. It will also create a biometrically confirmed, and geolocation confirmed, and thereby more accurate, exit record for such aliens leaving the United States. Aliens subject to I-94 requirements may use the application to voluntarily submit their biographic information from their passports, or other travel documents after they have exited the United States.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 53 711
Name of Law: 9/11 Act
US Code:
8 USC 235
Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
US Code:
8 USC 217
Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
US Code:
8 USC 231
Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 145 9
Name of Law: Travel Promotion Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
5
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Arrival and Departure Record I-94
CBP Form I-94
Arrival/Departure Record
CBP Go
ESTA Mobile Application
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Web Application
I-94 Website
I-94W Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure
CBP Form I-94W
Non Immigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure Record
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
16,958,048
18,797,619
0
-1,839,571
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
4,959,446
4,054,581
0
904,865
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
261,444,521
287,283,714
0
-25,839,193
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The total increase in annual burden hours to this previously approved collection is 904,865 hours; an increase from 4,054,581 hours to 4,959,446 hours. There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for this information collection due to adding the CBP GO application as part of the VSRE pilot, an additional collection tool respondents can voluntarily use to report their biometrically confirmed exit. The number of respondents has increased this collection by 600,000, and the annual burden hours for this collection tool (20,000 hours) were incorporated into the total annual burden accordingly. There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for the ESTA mobile application, from 183,333 hours to 796,696 hours, an increase of 613,363 hours. This increase is due to the rise in the number of respondents and responses received annually, to reflect current usage and the anticipated burden for the next three years to accommodate additional respondents from VWP additions including the recent additions of Qatar and Romania, an increase from 500,000 to 2,172,611. There has been an increase in the estimated annual burden hours previously reported for the ESTA website, from 3,259,100 to 3,899,040, an increase of 639,940 hours. This increase is due to a revised estimate in the time burden for the collection based on system information on how long it takes to complete the application. The annual burden for the I-94W collection has been removed, as the number of respondents using a paper I-94W yearly is lower than 10, resulting in a decrease of 368,438 hours for the information collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$107,228,862
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Shade Williams 202 365-3691 shade.williams@cbp.dhs.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
03/04/2025
An official website of the United States government
The .gov means it's official.
The site is secure.
