Petitioner or Applicant?

[lemayz 2]

Sorry everyone, I am about to send out my I-130 and my brain is finally fried and I am overthinking everything.

I just realized that in most parts of the application documents, we referred to myself as the petitioner and to my husband as the beneficiary. However, now I see in some parts that we also referred to myself as the applicant. So the question is:

Is applicant and petitioner the same thing? Is it okay if in some places I am the applicant and in some, the petitioner? He is always the "beneficiary."

Please let me know!

Edited February 9, 2012 by lemayz

[lemayz 2]

Perhaps I have found an answer. I found these glossary terms:

Applicant (Visa): A foreign citizen who is applying for a nonimmigrant or immigrant U.S. visa. The visa applicant may also be referred as a beneficiary for petition based visas

Beneficiary: An applicant for a visa as named in a petition from the DHS, USCIS.

There is no definition of Petitioner. S0 based on this, my understanding is that Applicant and Beneficiary are one and the same and that Petitioner is different.

Which means, I am the petitioner and my husband is both the applicant and beneficiary. Can anyone corroborate this?

Thanks!

[pushbrk 12,105]

Perhaps I have found an answer. I found these glossary terms:

Applicant (Visa): A foreign citizen who is applying for a nonimmigrant or immigrant U.S. visa. The visa applicant may also be referred as a beneficiary for petition based visas

Beneficiary: An applicant for a visa as named in a petition from the DHS, USCIS.

There is no definition of Petitioner. S0 based on this, my understanding is that Applicant and Beneficiary are one and the same and that Petitioner is different.

Which means, I am the petitioner and my husband is both the applicant and beneficiary. Can anyone corroborate this?

Thanks!

For a spouse visa case, that is correct except for the G325a. You are the "applicant" on your own G325a. Remember that it is your petition for YOUR spouse, so your alien relative's spouse is YOU. Top of page 2 on the I-130.