The first step in this process is to file the family sponsorship form (I-130) with USCIS, along with supporting documents.

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Department of Homeland Security) to the NVC (which is part of the U.S. At this point, your marriage-based green card case is transferred from USCIS (which is part of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approves your family sponsorship form (the I-130), they will forward this approved paperwork to the National Visa Center. government office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire that processes all green card applications for people who are living outside of the United States and applying through their local U.S. The DS-261 is a relatively simple online form that tells the State Department how to communicate with you during your green card application process. The DS-260 is technically called an “immigrant visa application” (where “immigrant” means a permanent resident, not a tourist or other person who is only traveling to the United States on a temporary basis). Anyone who is applying for a family-based or marriage-based green card from outside the United States needs to file the DS-260 online form, which is handled through the National Visa Center (NVC) and your local U.S.

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