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Agency Information Collection Activities; New Collection
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Man...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
USCIS published an Interim Final Rule in the
Federal Register
at 91 FR 51924, providing notice of the collection of information and allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS received 5 comments in connection with the 60-day notice.
You may access the information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
www.regulations.gov
and enter USCIS-2026-0463 in the search box. Comments must be submitted in English, or an English translation must be provided. The comments submitted to USCIS via this method are visible to the Office of Management and Budget and comply with the requirements of 
5 CFR 1320.12(c). All submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of
www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,
e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1)
Type of Information Collection Request:
New Collection.
(2)
Title of the Form/Collection:
Request for Waiver of Electronic Filing Requirement.
(3)
Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection:
I-936; USCIS.
(4)
Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract:
Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS will use the information collected on Form I-936 to discretionarily determine whether applicant or beneficiary may file a paper benefit request based on a claim that electronically filing the request would impose an undue hardship on the requestor. USCIS will consider all relevant evidence the requestor provides, such as geographical location, socioeconomic conditions, and the availability of public technology resources. If the requestor does not have personal access to the internet, the requestor must explain why he or she cannot find other ways to access the internet (for example, through public libraries, community centers, friends, or family). Being unfamiliar with the USCIS online filing system or not having an online account will generally not be enough to establish the requestor qualifies for a waiver.
(5)
An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond:
The estimated total number of annual respondents for the information collection I-936 is 248,905 and the estimated hour burden per response is 0.50 hours.
(6)
An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection:
The estimated total annual hour burden associated with this collection is 124,453 hours.
(7)
An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated with the collection:
The estimated total annual cost burden associated with this collection of information is $6,094,493.
Dated: October 27, 2026.
John R. Pfirrmann-Powell,
Acting Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
www.uscis.gov