The principal applicant and all family members applying for a diversity visa program must complete Form DS-260. You will need to enter your DV case number into the online DS-260 form to access and update the information about yourself and your family that you included in your DV entry.
To complete the NVC process, an applicant must submit an online DS-260 application along with other identity and financial documents. An experienced attorney reviews all of the applicant's responses to the DS-260 application to ensure completeness and to confirm no visa ineligibility exists.
The applicant is the person who wants the USCIS to grant them an immigration benefit in the United States. However, the petitioner could be the beneficiary of the green card or visa, the employer, or the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder) relative.
The Petitioner is a person making a request of the government. In the context of immigration, this is a person (the “petitioner”) who files an immigration form to request benefits on behalf of another person (the “beneficiary”).
How to Fill Out the DS-260 (Immigrant Visa Application)Select an Agent with Form DS-261. ... Pay the Fees. ... Submit Financial Sponsorship Documents (Affidavit of Support) ... Filling Out Form DS-260 Online. ... Sample DS-260. ... Submit Civil Documents that Support Your DS-260. ... Prepare for Your Visa Interview.More items...•
DS-260 Checklist Copy of your current passport; Birth certificate (with English translation if necessary); Police clearance certificate if over the age of 16 and lived in the country of application for more than six months; Document of current marital status (certificate of marriage, divorce, death, etc.);
If you are sponsoring someone for a green card, you are the petitioner. If you are applying for an immigration benefit, you are the applicant.
The individual who signs the affidavit of support becomes the sponsor once the intending immigrant becomes a lawful permanent resident. The sponsor is usually the petitioner who filed an immigrant petition on behalf of the intending immigrant.
If you are a U.S. citizen, you can file Form I-130 for each of your eligible relatives. This includes your spouse, your children, your siblings, and your parents. If you are a permanent resident, you can petition for your spouse and any children under the age of 21.
It is not possible to “change” a petitioner from your brother to your daughter. Your daughter will have to file her own petition.
A petitioner is the person who brings a petition to a court, usually in the appeals process, though sometimes, a plaintiff can be called a petitioner originally. However, if a case is being appealed, the petitioner is the person who lost in the lower court and is bringing the case to a higher court.
A petitioning sponsor must be a family member, but a joint sponsor doesn't need to be related. He or she must: Be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or U.S. national who is at least 18 years of age; Have income of at least 125% of the federal poverty guidelines; and.