What is Form DS-260 used for?

Form DS-260 needs to be filled prior to scheduling your consulate interview. It is a comprehensive form that requires biographical information and historical data of the applicant.

The DS-260 is the Department of State/Consulate version of the I-485 and G-325. It is personal information required for obtaining your visa/conditional permanent residency/green card.

Form DS-260 is the application filed at the consulate/embassy, through the NVC, when you apply for the resident card. It does also contain most of the information contained in the Form G-325A, but is much more detailed.

Both forms are somehow interrelated, but each of them serves different purposes. Contact an attorney to sort them out.

The DS form is for the U.S. Department of State. They issue the visa to come to the United States. Once you have received your acceptance under EB-5, you then receive a notice to fill out the DS-260 and are given an interview at the U.S. consulate in your country for your entry visa.

Form DS-260 is an immigrant visa application. This is the form you complete if you are residing or physically present abroad when your I-526 immigrant investor petition is approved and you are ready to proceed with the immigrant visa to enter the United States, as opposed to filing the I-485 form if you were filing in the United States.

The DS-260 is the immigrant visa application filed to start consular processing. This form is filed with the Department of State if you are going through consular processing. It is different from the G-325, which would be filed with USCIS if you were to be adjusting your status in the United States.

The Form DS-260 is the equivalent of the G-325A, but is used for collecting biographic and other information when consular processing abroad at a consulate. It is an electronic form that replaced the DS-230.

This is the petition/form used for consular processing after your I-526 has been approved.

DS-260 is the immigrant visa application. This is submitted to the State Department for consulate processing after your immigrant petition, such as the I-526 or I-140, is approved by USCIS.

Form DS-260 is the immigrant visa application. It is one of the primary documents that the Department of State uses in evaluating your immigrant visa case.