Visa Services

How to Apply

All applicants for non-immigrant visas at the U.S. Embassy Consular Section may use the Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF). The form and instructions are available at http://evisaforms.state.gov.

Applicants must complete the electronic DS-156 visa application form online, print 2 copies of the form and barcode page, complete the DS-157 and DS-158 if applicable, and bring all of these papers to the Consular Section for their interview. The online DS-156 form does not transmit any information to the U.S. Department of State electronically. The printed barcode contains all of the application information.

All applicants must follow these steps:

A. Pay the visa application fee at Citibank and schedule an interview appointment.

B. Complete the DS-156 EVAF on the Internet at http://evisaforms.state.gov. Please pay special attention to these areas:

1. To use the electronic visa application form, your Internet browser must support 128-bit encryption and you should use either an ink-jet or laser printer to print the completed application form. If you are using Windows Internet Explorer, the minimum version that will work with this site is version 5.0, with service pack 2. If you are using Netscape, the minimum version that will work with this site is version 6.2. You must also have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to download and print the completed application form. The minimum version that will work with this site is version 5. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, you may download a copy from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
2. Complete the form, press "CONTINUE", print the DS-156 EVAF and two-dimension (2-D) barcode page.
3. Staple the DS-156 EVAF to the 2-D barcode page (and the DS-157, DS-158 if applicable), and bring two (2) copies of these pages to the interview.