U.S. Embassy in Barbados Announces changes in Visitor Visa Applications

Effective November 1, all applicants for visitor visas (non-immigrant visas, or NIVs), including applicants at the U.S. Embassy in Barbados, will be required to use the Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF).

The typewritten or handwritten DS-156 NIV application form used to date will no longer be accepted as of November 1. The system will only accept an appointment request after the applicant enters the barcode number generated at completion of the EVAF.

After the applicant completes the EVAF on line, it must be printed out and brought to the interview, with the page containing the barcode generated by the EVAF application.

This new electronic form allows applicants to fill out the NIV application online, print it out, and bring it to the consular section when they apply for a visa. The EVAF prints out with a barcode, which consular sections can scan in order to enter the applicant’s information into the State Department’s visa database more quickly.