Some may say they did not have any issue when Trump was president last time. Well under the last Trump administration, the Democrats ran the house so many items he tried to put in place were blocked. The democrats do not have the same power as last time and he may push all the items he tried to do last time. Also, many applications were already passed through or filed prior to the "NEW" processes put in place. So, it is possible that previous applications went smoothly because of this or the country their spouse was migrating from was on the list of "Acceptable European" countries according to Trump.
I listed below a few items Trump has or has tried to put into place but has failed. I only put this out as a warning and to prepare for possible changes. We do not know what will happen and what changes may affect us all.
This proposal below did not pass Congressional approval last time. Because of the Democratic majority Congress President Trump had to deal with. But this time may pass.
Last time President Trump pushed to widen the definition of who was ineligible due to receiving Public Benefits. He proposed adding anyone receiving “noncash:” type welfare benefits, such as Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program, and subsidized housing programs such as Section 8.
In addition to making more CURRENT recipients of public assistance ineligible, it was also proposed to exclude those who had EVER in their lives previously received such benefits.
Some of the items listed below were put in place but rolled back by Biden.
Travel Bans
Last time President Trump put a freeze on the issuance of visas for travelers from Eritrea, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Venezuela and Yemen
If this happens again, and your partner is from one of these countries, you may suffer years of extra waiting before your partner can join you in the USA.
Vigorous Enforcement of Immigration Laws
Increased Requests for Evidence (RFEs)
Focus on “Best and Brightest”
Similarly, proposed but failed last time were plans to change eligibility requirements to include whether a prospective immigrant has the “education, experience and health to be a successful member of US society”
Additional Mandatory Interviews - (K1 & CR1)
After your fiancée has arrived on his/her K1 fiancé visa, after the wedding, for your partner to remain in the USA, we apply to adjust your new spouse’s status from a visitor to a permanent resident.
Officially this process ends with an in-person interview for both you and your partner to meet with an officer who asks potentially intrusive questions about your private lives, to assess in his opinion whether your marriage is “bona fide” or a “sham for immigration purposes”. A similar interview is held two years later for those who were issued temporary “conditional” green cards.
The official process is, each K1 Fiancé couple is interviewed twice, a CR1 Spouse couple once.
In current practice, if an application contains the evidence that the USCIS reviewer requires and convincingly demonstrates a “bona fide” relationship, often the USCIS reviewing officer, uses his discretion, reduces his/her workload, by approving the green card, outright, waiving the interview requirement.
USCIS Delays and slower, processing times
The combined effect of these various executive orders of more rules, more restrictions, stricter requirements, will result in slower processing, delays and denials.
Higher Eligibility Standard for US Citizenship
During the last Trump Administration, the Civics Test that a prospective citizen must pass was revised to a more rigorous exam, additional questions were added and a higher passing score required. This stricter requirement was revoked by the then Democratic Congress. Expect this order to return, and the application process to become a US Citizen made more difficult.
Restrictions on Family-Based Immigration