New online forms for US visas

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New online forms for US visas

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19 February,2010 11:21 am

The US embassy has issued a new non-immigrant visa form, which is named as DS-160.The US Embassy, Islamabad, and US Consulate, Karachi, would require non-immigrant visa applicants to use a new web-based application form February 22, 2010. The new DS-160 application form incorporates all existing applications into one interactive, online form, replacing the forms that currently make up the Electronic Visa Application and Parental Information Forms.In Pakistan, the DS-160 would not change the procedure for submitting application materials and non-immigrant visa fees to American Express, but would reduce the number of forms required for submission to a single confirmation sheet.After completing the form online, non-immigrant visa applicants should submit the one-page confirmation sheet to American Express together with a photo, passport photocopy, and the application fee. American Express would continue to schedule visa interviews.The new DS-160 form demonstrates the US commitment to improving the efficiency and accuracy of the visa process to better serve our applicants. A link to the DS-160 form and directions for completing it can be found on the non-immigrant visa page of the US Embassy, Islamabad.