

without a visa, they are exempt from completing the DS-160, except for investors and a few other categories, but are subject to the DS-260 requirement. Because Canadians generally can enter the U.S.

The DS-260 (Online Immigrant Visa Application) is required for family and employment-sponsored green card applicants applying from outside the United States. The DS-160 (Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application) generally is required for applicants seeking temporary, nonimmigrant visas, including business visitors, tourists, family visitors, students, executives and managers, technology workers and other specialty occupation workers, doctors, scientists, and investors. Visa applicants and their sponsors and employers should be prepared for overall slower processing times and increased visa denials.

Department of State Forms DS-160 and DS-260, affects all nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applicants – short-term visitors and green card applicants alike. The requirement, which appears on the U.S. On May 30, 2019, the United States began requiring that visa applicants provide the social media identifiers for all accounts used within the last five years.
