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OMB Control No: 1615-0167	ICR Reference No: 202605-1615-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202504-1615-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-140G
Title: Immigrant Petition for the Gold Card Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/29/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2026
Responses	1,592	1,000
Time Burden (Hours)	7,960	5,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	819,880	515,000

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 1524 Name of Law: Investment and reinvestments of moneys; credit and disbursement of interest
   US Code: 8 USC 1101 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Ac
   US Code: 8 USC 1153(b) Name of Law: Allocation of immigrant visas
   US Code: 8 USC 1103(a) Name of Law: Powers and duties of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Attorney General
   US Code: 8 USC 1153(a) Name of Law: Allocation of immigrant visas
   US Code: 15 USC 1552 Name of Law: Acceptance of gifts and bequests for purposes of the Department; separate fund; disbursements
   US Code: 8 USC 1151(d) Name of Law: Worldwide level of immigration

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,592	1,000	592
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,960	5,000	2,960
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	819,880	515,000	304,880

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: USCIS is reporting an increase in the estimated annual hour burden to respondents for this collection of information as a result of this revision action. This result stems from an increase in the estimated number of annual respondents for this information collection. This revision action includes additional edits made to Form I-140G to streamline the structure of the form in preparation for guided e-filing capability. USCIS is reporting an increase in the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information as a result of this action. This result stems from an increase in the estimated number of annual respondents that will file Form I-140G.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,880,000

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: Samantha Stout 704 762-0352 samantha.j.stout@uscis.dhs.gov

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