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OMB Control No: 1615-0009	ICR Reference No: 202609-1615-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202605-1615-001
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCIS	Agency Tracking No: I-129
Title: Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/28/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2027	12/31/2027
Responses	550,259	572,606
Time Burden (Hours)	3,051,098	3,173,538
Cost Burden (Dollars)	258,056,715	259,422,495

Abstract: USCIS uses Form I-129 and accompanying supplements to determine whether the petitioner and foreign national beneficiary(ies) is (are) eligible for the nonimmigrant classification. A U.S. employer, or agent in some instances, may file a petition for nonimmigrant worker to employ foreign nationals under the following nonimmigrant classifications: H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, L-1, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-2, P-3, P-1S, P-2S, P-3S, Q-1, or R-1 nonimmigrant worker. The collection of this information is also required from a U.S. employer on a petition for an extension of stay or change of status for E-1, E-2, E-3, Free Trade H-1B1 Chile/Singapore nonimmigrants and TN (NAFTA workers) who are in the United States. The non-substantial change is adding the electronic filing option.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 8 USC 1101

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 8 USC 1101

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1615-AD01	Final or interim final rulemaking	90 FR 60864	12/29/2025

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

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
I-129H2A PDFi Filing	I-129H2A (PDFi), I-129H2A (PDFi)	,
Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (PDFi)
Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (e-file)
Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (paper)	I-129 (paper)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	550,259	572,606	-26,525	4,178
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,051,098	3,173,538	-122,440	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	258,056,715	259,422,495	-1,365,780	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This action is to transfer the total annual hour burden and total annual cost burden associated with H-2A Classification to the reinstated information collection Form I-129H2A (OMB Control Number 1615-0150). USCIS is reporting a decrease in the estimated annual hour burden to respondents for this collection of information as a result of this action. The total annual hour burden to respondents for H-2A Classification for paper and PDFi filing is being transferred to the reinstated information collection Form I-129H2A (OMB Control Number 1615-0150). There is a decrease in the estimated number of respondents for this collection of information as a result of the reinstated information collection Form I-129H2A for H-2A Classification. The estimated number of petitioners requesting H-2A Classification will decrease by 29,177 (23,873 respondents filing I-129H2A (PDFi), 2,652 respondents filing I-129 (paper), and 2,652 respondents filing H Classification Supplement to Form I-129 (paper)). USCIS is reporting a decrease in the estimated annual cost burden to respondents for this collection of information as a result of this action. The total annual cost burden to respondents for H-2A Classification is being transferred to the reinstated information collection Form I-129H2A (OMB Control Number 1615-0150).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,432,939,620

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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