The Trump administration has quietly made immigration more difficult for people seeking to immigrate to the United States. It has increased the length of immigration applications significantly. Since January, it has increased the length of 15 immigration forms, yet at the same time, it claims that most of these forms will take no more time to complete. The table below presents a list of all of the forms that the new administration has increased since January and how long each administration estimated the forms would take to complete.


Table: Immigration Form Lengths by Presidency


Form


President Trump


President Obama

Form Pages Instruction Pages Minutes to Finish Form Pages Instruction Pages Minutes to Finish

1

I‑130 | Petition for Alien Relative

12


12


120


2


7


90


2

I‑130 | Petition for Alien Spouse Supplement

18


12


170


2


7


90


3

I‑526 | Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur

13


13


110


3


4


110


4

I‑485 | Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

18


42


390


6


8*


390


5

I‑290B | Notice of Appeal or Motion

5


9


90


2


8


90


6

I‑129F | Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)

13


15


195


6


9


95


7

I‑485 Supplement A | Supplement A to Form I‑485, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)

4


11


13


2


4


75


8

I‑730 | Refugee/​Asylee Relative Petition

8


7


40


4


6


40


9

I‑765 | Application for Employment Authorization

2


18


205


1


12


205


10

N‑600 | Application for Certificate of Citizenship

15


13


95


9


9


95


11

N‑600K | Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322

13


16


125


8


9


125


12

I‑693 | Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

13


12


150


9


11


150


13

I‑918 | Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status

11


17


300


8


9


300


14

I‑914 | Application for T Nonimmigrant Status

10


14


135


9


9


135

Total

155


211


2,138


71


112


1,990

*Note the form goes onto the ninth page, but USCIS doesn’t include those sections as part of the form instruction length.
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; Old Forms Obtained through Web Archive