▁cases ). ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁recent ▁efficiency ▁improvements ▁by ▁the ▁US C IS , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁whether ▁applying ▁via ▁cons ular ▁processing ▁is ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁regular ▁A OS ▁process . ▁Cons ular ▁processing ▁is ▁also ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁risk ier ▁since ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁or ▁very ▁little ▁rec ourse ▁for ▁appeal ▁if ▁the ▁officer ▁den ies ▁the ▁application . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁forms ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁US C IS ▁imm igration ▁forms , ▁the ▁following ▁are ▁most ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0 : ▁▁ ▁Form ▁I - 1 2 9 , ▁Pet ition ▁for ▁a ▁Non imm igr ant ▁Work er , ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁non imm igr ant ▁workers . ▁ ▁Form ▁I - 1 3 0 , ▁Pet ition ▁for ▁Ali en ▁Rel ative , ▁is ▁the ▁other ▁main ▁form ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁to ▁imm igr ant ▁status . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁imm igration ▁of ▁relatives ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁citizens ▁and ▁law ful ▁permanent ▁residents . ▁ ▁Form ▁I - 3 6 0 ▁and ▁Form ▁I - 5 2 6 ▁are ▁the ▁forms ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁E B - 4 ▁( rel ig ious ▁worker ▁and ▁special ▁imm igr ant ) ▁and ▁E B - 5 ▁( in vest or / entre pr ene ur ) ▁categories . ▁ ▁Form ▁I - 7 6 5 ▁is ▁the ▁form ▁used ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁an ▁Emp loyment ▁Author ization ▁Document . ▁Un like ▁the ▁forms ▁above , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a