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[1] [2] [3] The form supersedes and replaces several other forms such as DS-156, DS-157, DS-158, and DS-3032, that were previously used for some kinds of nonimmigrant visa applications, so that now all nonimmigrant visa applications must use Form DS-160, [1] though the older paper-based Form DS-156 may be used instead in some exceptional ...
Applicants apply for a visa by filling in Form DS-160 online on the Department of State's Consular Electronic Application Center website, just as they would for a visa application with an interview. After submitting Form DS-160, the applicant may then use the Form DS-160 confirmation number to apply for a nonimmigrant visa at the consulate.
In addition, the country must provide visa-free access to United States citizens and has to be either an independent country or a dependency of a VWP country (which has precluded Hong Kong and Macau from participating in the program). (Until April 4, 2016, Argentina charged 160 USD to U.S. citizens to enter.)
The administration also unveiled a new program to allow as many as 30,000 migrants a month from those countries to live and work in the U.S. New program for Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants ...
The Biden administration launched the humanitarian parole program for nationals of Venezuela in October 2022 before expanding it to people from Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua.
Since the program was launched in fall 2022, more than 357,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela have been granted parole and allowed to enter the country through January.
In December 2023, during a visit to the United States, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said that Romania's entry into the U.S. visa-free program would be announced in 2024, ahead of the 2025 deadline discussed with the U.S. representatives. [81] On January 10, 2025, it was announced that Romania would join the VWP by March 31, 2025. [3]
A Cuban passport. Visa requirements for Cuban citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Cuba.. As of June 15, 2024, Cuban citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 62 countries and territories, ranking the Cuban passport 80th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.