NEW US ELECTRONIC VISA APPLICATION FORM MANDATORY FROM MARCH 1

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 (Bernama) -- A new electronic visa application form
introduced by the Embassy of the United States here will become mandatory on
March 1.

"The US Embassy introduced a new online non-immigrant visa application form
(DS-160) on Feb 15, 2010. The form will become mandatory on March 1," the
embassy said in a statement here Thursday.

All applicants for non-immigrant visas who schedule visa interviews on or
after March 1 will be required to use the new form, DS-160.

The statement said the DS-160 form should be easier and quicker for most
applicants than the previous application forms.

"The new application form is completely web-based. Once completed by the
applicant, all data on the form is electronically transmitted to the Consular
Section at the US Embassy," it said.

"Applicants need only print out a confirmation page to bring with them to
the embassy for their interviews," the statement said.

The DS-160 form offers applicants several advantages over the previous
application form. Among others, the data entered into the new DS-160 can be
saved and re-used in future applications.

The form can be accessed online at https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/.

Further information about the visa application is available at
http://malaysia.usembassy.gov/niv.html.
-- BERNAMA


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