Who files the ds260?

[Beverly56 3]

What questions should i expect to  answer, on that ds-260 form? and can i (the petitoner) fill it out or does it have to be  filed by the beneficiary.

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

A DS-260 is submitted (filed) by the applicant, not the petitioner.  However, there is nothing wrong with working on it together.  

[SteveInBostonI130 3,459]

3 hours ago, Beverly56 said:

What questions should i expect to  answer, on that ds-260 form? and can i (the petitoner) fill it out or does it have to be  filed by the beneficiary.

All questions

[Vickys_Mom 225]

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/DS-260-Exemplar.pdf

[Shark777 25]

The beneficiary/applicant fills out form ds-260. you, the petitioner, can help him/her

[pushbrk 12,898]

2 hours ago, MarctheShark said:

The beneficiary/applicant fills out form ds-260. you, the petitioner, can help him/her

It is also true that the petitioner can do it all but the DS260 is the visa applicant's visa application, so most of the information is in the applicant's head.  A joint effort is perfectly acceptable.  Nobody cares who does the typing.  Just get the right information for the right person entered in the right places.

 

[devusr 41]

5 hours ago, pushbrk said:

It is also true that the petitioner can do it all but the DS260 is the visa applicant's visa application, so most of the information is in the applicant's head.  A joint effort is perfectly acceptable.  Nobody cares who does the typing.  Just get the right information for the right person entered in the right places.

 

 

If the petitioner does it (and let's assume the applicant watches during a screen share call), when the application asks "did anyone assist to fill this application"......should we say Yes or No? Also, can the petitioner sign it using the applicant's passport number assuming the applicant watches.

[pushbrk 12,898]

19 minutes ago, devusr said:

 

If the petitioner does it (and let's assume the applicant watches during a screen share call), when the application asks "did anyone assist to fill this application"......should we say Yes or No? Also, can the petitioner sign it using the applicant's passport number assuming the applicant watches.

That's a good question.  My personal opinion is that it doesn't matter whether you say yes or no in this situation.

[Beverly56 3]

On 11/13/2022 at 8:16 AM, pushbrk said:

It is also true that the petitioner can do it all but the DS260 is the visa applicant's visa application, so most of the information is in the applicant's head.  A joint effort is perfectly acceptable.  Nobody cares who does the typing.  Just get the right information for the right person entered in the right places.

 

Thanks. Now I have a better understanding