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Non-Immigrant Visas

Forms & Applications 

Nonimmigrant Visas (NIV)

All applicants must complete an electronic application form DS-156 which must be completed on-line. Hand written applications will not be accepted. Please make sure to have an electronic DS-156 form with a bar-code that is printed clearly without smudges or fuzzy lines. If a bar code cannot be read, the application will not be accepted. Please give clear, precise answers to each question; do not leave empty fields.

• Electronic DS-156

Any applicant who fails to present a completed and computer printed a copy of the DS-156 application, available at the link above, will forfeit their visa appointment and will have to schedule a new appointment when they can present the correct form.

• DS-157

Supplemental NIV Application for:
- all men between ages 16 and 45 regardless of nationality;
- all visa applicants (men and women) from Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria, who are 16 and over;
Applicants for A, G and NATO visas are not required to complete form DS-157.

• DS-158

Supplemental NIV Application for F, M and J visa applicants who are 16 and over (including dependants).

• DS-156E

Supplemental NIV application for E1 - Treaty Trader Applicants

ATTENTION USERS – WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT SOME USERS HAVE EXPERIENCED TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WHILE COMPLETING THIS FORM. SHOULD YOU EXPERIENCE ANY DIFFICULTIES WE SUGGEST CLEARING OUT YOUR COOKIES AND TEMP FILES

Visa Photos

A photograph must be securely attached to the application and must meet all of the following requirements:

a. Recent (taken within the last six months);

b. Dimensions: 5cm square;

c. Color;

d. White or off-white background that is not patterned or busy;

e. Face must measure 3cm from the top of the head to the chin;

f. Applicant’s face must face camera directly and not be looking down or to either side;

g. Both ears must be exposed;

h. No sunglasses;

i. No head coverings or hats, except for religious reasons. Even for religious reasons, head coverings or hats cannot obscure any part of an applicant’s face.