The District of Columbia Petition For Admission is a document that is used to request that the District of Columbia be admitted to the United States as a state. The petition is prepared by the residents or citizens of the District of Columbia and is then submitted to the United States Congress for consideration. The petition is required to include a statement of the history and current status of the District of Columbia, outlining why it should be admitted as a state. There are two types of District of Columbia petition for admission: a simple petition and a complete petition. The simple petition requires the least amount of information and is usually used when the District of Columbia is not seeking statehood but is simply seeking to be admitted to the Union. The complete petition requires more information and is used when the District of Columbia is actively seeking statehood.