Culled from http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/1462-us-simplifies-visa-application-process-with-new-online-form.html

The United States Mission in Nigeria announced on Tuesday that by March 1, this year anyone applying for a U.S. non-immigrant visa would need to use a new online process to submit visa applications via the Internet.

A press statement obtained by the Nigerian Tribune from the Public Affairs section of the U.S, Consulate General Office, Broad street Lagos , stated hat Visa applicants in Abuja and Lagos will now access the Consular Electronic Application Center website (https://ceac.state.gov/GENNIV ) to complete a new application form called the DS-160.

The release added that DS-160 is an interactive online form that replaced all past application forms.

It further explained that the DS-160 will eliminate the need for paper application forms because visa applicants will be required to submit the application electronically.

“With the DS-160, applicants will print just a confirmation sheet to bring to their interviews. Currently, applicants complete their forms online but must print them out before their interviews.” said the release.

Meanwhile, the Consular Coordinator for the U.S. Mission in Nigeria , Richard Walsh,has reminded applicants that providing accurate and complete information on the DS-160 application before submitting it is essential.

“Incorrect or missing information will cause a delay in completing your interview,” he explained. “Applicants should save an electronic copy of their DS-160 application in case changes are necessary.”

He further disclosed the U.S. government was introducing this new application worldwide as part of a larger effort to use new technologies to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the visa application process. Over the past two years, select U.S. embassies have been using the DS-160 on a test basis. It is now being deployed at U.S. visa sections worldwide, including both Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria.

He stressed that the requirement to use the DS-160 applies only to non-immigrant visa applicants, highlighting that persons applying for immigrant or fiancé visas should continue to use the existing application process.

The U.S. Embassy however emphasised that only the visa form and the way applicants submit it had changed. Eligibility and documentary requirements for all visas remain unchanged. Applicants must still demonstrate that they are qualified for a visa under U.S. immigration law.

I read d news yday.

I fink it a gud idea and u dnt go dia
wit 3 forms again!

Just a confirmation page thats all

SHALOM