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OMB Control No: 1615-0045	ICR Reference No: 202606-1615-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-1615-020
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-829
Title: Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status
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	2,020	2,020
Time Burden (Hours)	5,313	4,838
Cost Burden (Dollars)	437,330	437,330

Abstract: This form is used by a conditional resident alien entrepreneur who obtained such status through a qualifying investment, to apply to remove conditions on his or her conditional residence.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1153 Name of Law: U.S. Code

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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
Biometrics Collection
Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions	I-829

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,020	2,020	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,313	4,838	475
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	437,330	437,330	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 of information as a result of the proposed rulemaking. The increase is due to the comprehensive edits made to the form and instructions to implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA). The RIA substantially reforms and adds significant integrity provisions to the employment-based, fifth preference (EB-5) visa category for alien investors and the associated Regional Center Program. 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-829. USCIS is reporting no change in the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information as a result of the proposed rulemaking.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,787,500

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. No

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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