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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1405-0119	ICR Reference No: 202607-1405-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-1405-006
Agency/Subagency: STATE/AFA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status (J-NONIMMIGRANT)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/15/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/08/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	300,000	0	325,000
Time Burden (Hours)	225,000	0	243,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	300,000	325,000	-350,000	325,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	225,000	243,750	-262,500	243,750
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The number of responses for Form DS-2019 is estimated to be 300,000 annually. The respondents complete a form for each prospective exchange visitor. This form takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the nonfarm hourly rate used is $44.42 ($37.02 x 1.2) Therefore, the annual burden for this form is estimated to be 225,000 hours at a cost of $10.8M.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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. 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: Karen Ward 202 733-7852

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