{"id":1195,"date":"2026-09-25T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usstatebenefits.com\/blog\/ilrc-comment-opposing-proposed-form-i-130-changes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T17:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T17:00:04","slug":"ilrc-comment-opposing-proposed-form-i-130-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usstatebenefits.com\/blog\/ilrc-comment-opposing-proposed-form-i-130-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"ILRC Comment Opposing Proposed Form I-130 Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">ILRC Comment Opposing Proposed Form I-130 Changes<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field--topics field-topics field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field--item\">Policy Advocacy<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><span>cbrown<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\"><time class=\"datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-16T09:09:14-07:00\" title=\"Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - 09:09\">Wed, 09\/16\/2026 &#8211; 09:09<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field--publication_date field-date field--label-inline\">\n<div class=\"field__label\">Publication Date<\/div>\n<p>              <time class=\"datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-16T12:00:00Z\">Sep 16, 2026<\/time>\n      <\/div>\n<section class=\"social-share\">\n<p>      <span class=\"social-share__label\">Share<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <a class=\"social-share__social-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilrc.org%2Frss.xml\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\"><\/i><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n          <a class=\"social-share__social-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilrc.org%2Frss.xml\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\" title=\"Share on Facebook\"><\/i><br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n          <a class=\"social-share__social-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilrc.org%2Frss.xml\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\"><\/i><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"field--page_content field-page-content field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field--item\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--content-formatted-text paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field--content field-cft-content field--label-hidden\">\n<p>The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) submitted a comment to USCIS opposing proposed changes to Form I-130, which would more than double the form\u2019s length and require additional information from petitioners and beneficiaries, including expanded criminal history, employment, education, and family-history questions. ILRC explains that many of these new requirements go beyond the legal purpose of the family petition, create unnecessary burdens for immigrant families and legal service providers, and raise concerns under the Paperwork Reduction Act and Administrative Procedure Act. ILRC urges USCIS to withdraw the proposed changes and preserve a family-based petition process focused on the legally relevant questions of petitioner status and the qualifying family relationship.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"field--downloads field-media-files field--label-above\">\n<div class=\"file-downloads\">\n<h3 class=\"field__label\">Downloads<\/h3>\n<div class=\"file-downloads__items\">\n<div class=\"file-downloads__item\">\n<div class=\"media media--type-file media--view-mode-default\">\n<div class=\"field--file field-media-file field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">File<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/ILRC-I-130-Comment.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\">ILRC-I-130-Comment.pdf<\/a><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field--audience field-taxonomy-audience field--label-above\">\n<div class=\"field__label\">Audience<\/div>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilrc.org\/taxonomy\/term\/898\" hreflang=\"en\">Practitioners<\/a>      <\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ILRC Comment Opposing Proposed Form I-130 Changes Policy Advocacy cbrown Wed, 09\/16\/2026 &#8211; 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