Worldwide Visa Application Form DS-160 Implemented
Foreign nationals applying for nonimmigrant status to enter or re-enter the United States must complete a series of application forms. They must also appear at a consulate office in their country of origin and get a nonimmigrant visa stamp in their passport.
To streamline this process, a worldwide Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application Form (DS-160) has been introduced and is currently in use in several countries. Applicants still must appear at the consulate offices for an interview, but the paperwork can be completed beforehand and reviewed by consular officials, so that the entire process will be completed more quickly.
Certain consular offices in Algeria, Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, Iraq, Ireland, Libya, Mexico, Montenegro and Russia are using form DS-160. All application forms used worldwide will be replaced with Form DS-160 by April 30, 2010.
For more information see http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/forms/forms_4230.html.