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OMB Control No: 1405-0185	ICR Reference No: 202606-1405-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202605-1405-003
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/10/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/03/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2029	05/31/2029	05/31/2029
Responses	1,328,000	0	664,000
Time Burden (Hours)	4,648,000	0	2,324,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,640,000	0	3,320,000

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,328,000	664,000	664,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,648,000	2,324,000	2,324,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,640,000	3,320,000	3,320,000

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The applicant must submit a digital photo and print a confirmation page, which may result in a minimal cost. The Department estimates that the average cost of obtaining these will be 5 USD, based on estimate values provided by oversea embassies. We therefore estimate that the total respondent monetary cost burden is $3,320,000 (664,000 applicants x $5).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $94,022,024

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. No

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: Anabel Moreno-Mendez 571 720-4400

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