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Original Date Announced
July 16, 2026USCIS seeks comments on proposed revisions to Form I-130, which allows U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and lawful permanent residents of the United States to petition on behalf of certain relatives to immigrate to the United States. The revised form would be significantly longer, nearly doubling the length of the I-130, and substantially expand the information required from petitioners and beneficiaries. The proposed revisions would require:
- Five years of address, employment, and educational history for petitioners, as well as five years of address history and additional contact information for beneficiaries
- Additional information about petitioners’ parents and marital history
- Information about beneficiaries' immigration history
- Information about petitioners' criminal history, including arrests, citations, charges, or detention involving offenses against minors, details about the offenses and their dispositions, and any sex offender registration
The proposal would also expand the requirement to file Form I-130A to beneficiaries age 14 or older residing in the United States, requiring them to certify information provided in the petition.
Comments are due by September 14, 2026.
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Status: ProposedTrump Administration Action: Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedAgencies Affected: USCIS
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2026.09.14 ILRC - Comment Opposing I-130 Changes
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Commentary
2026.09.14 ILRC - Comment Opposing I-130 Changes
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center submitted a comment, signed by a coalition of immigration advocacy organizations, strongly opposing the changes to the I-130. The organizations argue that these requirements exceed the form’s statutory purpose of establishing the petitioner’s eligibility and the qualifying family relationship, impose unnecessary and duplicative burdens on families and legal service providers, and violate the Paperwork Reduction Act and potentially the APA. They warn that the changes could increase errors, delays, denials, and barriers to family reunification.
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