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Original Date Announced
March 3, 2025USCIS announced that Form I-918, “Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status" and supplements have been updated and that the January 20, 2025 editions would be effective immediately.
The updates to Form I-918 and supplements include:
- Request the applicant's biological sex at birth, and will only allow responses of "M" or "F," not "X"; and
- Replaces the term "gender" with "sex."
In the supporting statement that USCIS submitted to the Office of Management and Budget alongside the updated forms, the agency stated that the changes were necessary to comply with Section 2 and 3 of EO 14168, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." USCIS characterized the changes as a “non-substantive change to a currently approved collection request” for which "[p]ublication of Federal Register Notices is not required."
Trump 2.0 [ID #1603]
2025.01.20 USCIS - I-918 Form 2025.01.20 USCIS - I-918 & Supplement A Instructions 2025.01.20 USCIS - I-918 Supplement A Form 2025.01.20 USCIS - I-918 Supplement B Form 2025.01.20 USCIS - I-918 Supplement B Instructions 2025.02.18 USCIS - I-918 Form Table of Changes 2025.02.18 USCIS - I-918 Supplement A Form Table of Changes 2025.02.18 USCIS - I-918 & Supplement A Instructions Table of Changes 2025.02.18 USCIS - I-918 Supplement B Form Table of Changes 2025.02.18 USCIS - I-918 Supplement B Instructions Table of Changes 2025.02.18 USCIS - I-918 & Supplements Supporting Statement 2025.02.18 USCIS - I-918 & Supplements Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change 2025.02.20 OMB - I-918 & Supplements Approval 2025.03.03 USCIS - I-918 & Supplements AnnouncementEffective Date
May 5, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
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March 7, 2025
2025.03.07 AILA v. USCIS - Complaint
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and co-counsel brought suit to challenge USCIS’s policy of implementing new editions of immigration forms with no notice and no grace period. The lawsuit identifies 10 forms for which USCIS required immediate changes, including I-918. All of the form changes relate to the elimination of gender markers. The suit alleges that the USCIS’s policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act. American Immigration Lawyers Association v. USCIS, No. 1:25-cv-00678 (D.D.C.).
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March 8, 2025
2025.03.08 USCIS - I-918 & Supplements Updated Effective Date
USCIS changed the effective date of the new forms to May 5, 2025.
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Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas U/T/VAWAAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
- April 1, 2024 2024.04.01 USCIS - I-918 (Previous Edition)
- April 1, 2024 2024.04.01 USCIS - I-918 Supplement A (Previous Edition)
- April 1, 2024 2024.04.01 USCIS - I-918 Supplement B (Previous Edition)
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