Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Forms

What is the “Electronic Visa Application Form” (EVAF)?
The Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF) is the new electronic version of the non-immigrant visa form DS-156.  The applicant completes the form at the EVAF website, which is http://evisaforms.state.gov.  This website creates a barcode that contains all the application data.  Applicants must print out all three pages of the form and bring them to the visa interview.

Instructions for completing the Electronic Visa Application Form:

1. Log on to the EVAF website at http://evisaforms.state.gov
   
   
2. Enter the information requested into the appropriate spaces on the form.
   

      You must answer all the questions.  (See #6 below for tips on completing specific questions.)

        If a question does not apply to you, do not leave it blank.  Instead, write “none” or “not applicable” or “N/A”.

The only exception to this rule is questions 8, 9 and 14.  If you have used no other names and/or do not have a national identification number, please leave those fields blank.

        All of the answers must be in English.

        In a field showing “select” with an arrow on the right edge, you must click the arrow and scroll down to select your answer.  (Example: question 12)

        For “circle buttons”, you must click the button that best describes your circumstances.  (Example:  question 17)

1. When you have answered all the questions, please click the “Continue” button at the bottom of the page.  Clicking this button creates a 3-page application form in PDF format that you can either print out immediately (recommended) or save for printing at a later date.
   
   Once you have printed the form, please staple the three pages together in the upper left corner and sign your name on page 3.  Please do not fold the printed application form.
   
   
   
2. The EVAF program does not allow you to save your data.  This means that if you close the EVAF website before completing the form, all of your data will be lost.  Therefore, it is important that you complete all the questions in one sitting, review all the information for accuracy, and click on the “Continue” button to create the PDF form.
   
   
   
3. You can save time filling out the EVAF for family members!  After you have completed and printed your EVAF, click the “back” button to return to the EVAF site and then click on the “generate family duplicate” button on the bottom.  Several of the fields considered common to all members of a family (such as surname, home address, and date of expected arrival in the U.S.) will remain filled in, saving you the trouble of typing them again.  Of course, if some of this data does not apply to your family member, you should make the appropriate changes.
   

The tips below will help you to answer specific questions:

 

Please check all your answers for accuracy and then press the “Continue” button.  This will generate your completed 3-page application form, which you will need to print out and then bring to the Embassy on the day of your interview.

What about the DS-157 and DS-158?
The DS-157 is an additional form that the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti requires for all applicants aged 14 and older.  The DS-158 is an additional form required for applicants for F, M, or J visas.

These forms can be obtained on our website at the NIV Forms & Instructions link on the left navigation bar.  They do not exist electronically, meaning that applicants need to print them out and then fill them out by hand (you can also fill them out on your computer, once you have downloaded and opened them in their PDF format, and then print them).