Can I apply for an immigrant visa

[Gsluv]

Hello,
I currently finished schooling (University level) in my country and intend moving to the United states to live and work and then hopefully further my studies. But I do not have a close relative living in the United States except for a close friend of my mum who is currently a citizen of the United States and is willing and ready accommodate my stay and serve as a sponsor.
My question is, is he eligible to apply for an immigrant visa for me i.e. make the petition on my behalf.

[immihelp]

No

[phani]

Precautions to be taken while applying for immigration

Here I want to share worst and unforgettable incident that happened in my life. Normally I use Gmail id for my mail communication, I used to get so many unwanted mails daily from jobportals, shopping, property, news etc. Usually I have a practice of selecting all these unwanted mails at once and will delete them. When I applied for Newzealand immigration I had given my Gmail id for communication. I have received the mail from Newzealand immigration, but I have noticed it as daily I have practice of deleting unwanted mails by selecting at once. In that Newzealand immigration mail also selected and deleted from my mail box which was not in my notice. After 3 months I came to know Newzealand immigration had sent my mail, but no use already the damage was happened. So, my sincere advise to all the people who apply for Newzealand immigration is to follow below steps.
1. create new email id and it should be used only for the purpose of communicating Newzealand immigration.
2. It is better to have email id
3. Please don’t share password to any one and it should be complex.
4. If you want to forward mails from this new email id to regular email id, it can be done by logging into your account and going to the settings option.

[phani]

coverletter & Referral letter

To
The Immigration Officer,
Newzealand Immigration services
New Delhi
Sub: Invitation to Apply for Residence

Dear Sir/Madam,
I, _________------ submitting my application for Permanent Residence in New Zealand under Skilled Migrant Category.
My application has considered for ITA and I have been invited to submit my application for further processing of the Skilled Migrant Category Visa. The Invitation to Apply for Residence dated ____________ with EOI No-________ was sent with instructions stating that I need to submit my application at your esteemed office, at New Delhi, within four months which is _____________-.
I have all the relevant attributes as per the criteria of New Zealand Skilled Migrant Category.
I am submitting my application for the further process with all the requisite supporting notarized documents.
Declaration
All the details which I have furnished are true to the best of my knowledge. In the event of any changes in the information provided by me in application, I will be informing to the Immigration
New Zealand immediately.
I am willing to provide any additional information required to enable a right decision on my application.
I am reachable by phone at _______________________ or email me at ___________________________
Kindly consider my application and grant me Visa.
Regards,
Date: ____________________