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OMB Control No: 1615-0026	ICR Reference No: 202606-1615-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-1615-015
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-526, I-526E
Title: Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/02/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2027
Responses	4,504	4,504
Time Burden (Hours)	10,290	7,432
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,954,400	4,954,400

Abstract: The form I-526 is used by a standalone investor to petition USCIS for status as an immigrant to the United States under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. The form I-526E is used by an investor pooling their investment with one or more qualified immigrants participating in the Regional Center Program to petition USCIS for status as an immigrant to the United Stated under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration Nationality Act (INA), as amended. A regional center investor may also use Form I-526E to report any amendments necessary to establish ongoing eligibility if the regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity in which the investor has invested is terminated or debarred from participation in the Regional Center Program. The data collected on this information collection will be used by USCIS to determine eligibility for the requested immigration benefit.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1153 Name of Law: Immigration and Nationality Act
PL: Pub.L. 117 - 103 101 - 108 Name of Law: EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 117 - 103 101 - 108 Name of Law: EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1615-AC94	Proposed rulemaking	91 FR 40676	07/02/2026

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor	I-526E
Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor	I-526

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	4,504	4,504	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,290	7,432	2,858
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,954,400	4,954,400	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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 as a result of the proposed rulemaking. The comprehensive changes for Form I-526 include the addition of petition type, various other data elements, new and clarifying instructional content, data elements for high-employment area, clearly identifying the types of evidence to demonstrate lawfulness of capital and administrative fees, tracing path of funds for capital and administrative fees, and removal of some data elements and instructional content. The comprehensive changes for Form I-526E include the addition of data elements to petition type, other various data elements, clearly identifying the types of evidence to demonstrate lawfulness of capital and administrative fees, tracing path of funds for capital and administrative fees, and new and clarifying instructional content. USCIS has provided a synopsis of the edits associated with the changes to the information collection within the paper filing instrument Table of Changes (TOC) for Form I-526 and Form I-526E. USCIS is reporting no change to the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information as a result of the proposed rulemaking.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20,532,200

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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