NVC is rolling out paperless process where you submit all correspondence to the NVC by email. Instead of sending the paper document, you should send an email with required documents and forms scanned and e-mailed to the NVC as attachment. This process is called Electronic Processing.

Under this process, instead of NVC mailing you Form DS-3032, you will complete a web based form DS-261, choice of Address and Agent.

Instead of filling paper based Form DS-230, you will a web based form DS-260, Online Immigrant Visa Application and Registration.

As of December 2010, this paperless process is available only at certained U.S. Embassies and Consulates. In fact, it is mandatory in some places.