DS-260: what it is
Updated: Author: Alina Kanametova
DS-260: definition
Key answer
The form is long: years of addresses, trips, education, work, social media and security questions. Answers must be consistent with the petition - discrepancies surface at the interview.
DS-260 mistakes are fixable: how to correct answers and handle the tricky questions (refusals, weapons, social media) is covered in a separate guide.
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DS-260: from community discussions
«And if there are no old articles, how suspicious will it be that I started publishing. Even if I keep a 2-month interval? Can the release of articles be tied to publishing, for example, of a unique method or a "contribution" to the community? For example, I published some unique method and it started getting cited in the media? For an O1 visa is that also critical or does it relate more to EB1?»
community member · from public community chats
«If we're talking about contribution that can be confirmed by a significant number of citations or a developed method or a patent. What specifically counts as a "contribution" to the endeavor isn't in the requirements. But right now, because there are a huge number of applications and the quota is limited, if a petitioner doesn't have this kind of clear contribution but is just a great specialist, then the chance the approval goes to someone who has all this is much higher. Keep in mind that right now every applicant has to compete with a large number of top-class professionals from all over the world, and just being a very good specialist in your field isn't enough.»
Yernar · from public community chats
«Quantity will also play a nasty trick on you when describing things: 1. more to translate 2. for each outlet you have to prove that the outlet is major or super professional. That's quite a lot of work. Don't forget about the most important EB1 criterion - sustained recognition. Your achievements have to be stretched out over time, and preferably with increasing momentum. For example, a critical role and salary 5 years ago, media once every year or two. A year ago you released a book with a method, a year ago and this year you judged competitions. This year you got a national-level award and 3 of the coolest media wrote about it. If you put it all in a single year, you won't manage to pass this criterion.»
community member · from public community chats
Personal opinions of community members from public discussions, not legal advice.
DS-260: related terms
A reference definition, not legal advice. Requirements and procedures depend on your case - verify on uscis.gov.
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