India, Oct. 8 -- US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is preparing to require online filing for many immigration forms, moving more applications and supporting documents into its digital system as the agency seeks faster processing, stronger fraud detection and more efficient identity and national security screening.

USCIS announced the change in a post on X, saying that digital submissions would help the agency "receive, store, and access information more efficiently" while supporting fraud detection, identity management and national security screening.

USCIS currently provides two ways to submit forms through an online account, according to its official guidance.

The first is a guided electronic form. Applicants answer que...