Visa Application Forms

Nonimmigrant Visa Applications

• DS-156: Nonimmigrant Visa Application
• DS-156E: Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader / Investor Application
• DS-156K: Nonimmigrant Fiance(e) Visa Application
• DS-157: Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application
• DS-158: Contact Information and Work History for Nonimmigrant Visa Applicant
• DS-1648: Application for A, G, or NATO Visa
• DS-2019: Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status. This form cannot be downloaded here. Contact your exchange visitor program sponsor, who is responsible for entering the DS 2019 information into SEVIS, and providing the SEVIS generated DS-2019.
• DS-3052: Nonimmigrant V Visa Application
• DS-3035: J-1 Visa Waiver Recommendation Application Instructions

Immigrant Visa Applications

• DS-117: Application to Determine Returning Resident Status
• DS-156K: Nonimmigrant Fiance(e) Visa Application
• DS-230: Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration
• DS-1981: Affidavit Concerning Exemption from Immigration Requirements for a Foreign Adopted Child
• DS-3032: Choice of Address and Agent
• DS-3052: Nonimmigrant V Visa Application
• DSP-122: Supplemental Registration For the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program

Other Visa Forms

For forms I-864 , I-864A , I-864W , I-864EZ , or I-864P , select Affidavit of Support Forms, to download these USCIS forms.

Citizenship Applications
For all applications concerning citizenship, including applications by persons outside of Canada.

Immigration Applications for Persons in Canada
For all applications to be made by persons in Canada, including sponsorships of persons residing outside of Canada for admission to Canada.

Immigration Applications for Persons outside Canada
For all applications by persons outside Canada seeking admission to Canada for any reason.

Online applicants and registered organisations can also check individual visa entitlements.

A list of departmental application forms to print and complete by hand.

A guide to charges and fees for visas and services.

Online Visa Forms Download Area

Please click on the form you require:

General visa form in PDF format
General visa form in Word format
Please use this form to make a visa application unless you are a national of Pakistan or Bangladesh

Additional form for Sri Lankan nationals/applicants not resident in the UK in PDF format
Additional form for Sri Lankan nationals/applicants not resident in the UK in Word format

Settlement visa form in PDF format
Settlement visa form in Word Format
Applicants seeking a long-term visa for settlement in India should complete this form in addition to the General visa form

Visa form for nationals of Pakistan in PDF format
Visa form for nationals of Pakistan in Word format
Please use this form if you hold a Pakistani passport and wish to apply for an Indian visa

Visa form for nationals of Bangladesh in PDF format
Visa form for nationals of Bangladesh in Word Format
Please use this form if you hold a Bangladeshi passport and wish to apply for an Indian visa

Transfer visa form in PDF format
Transfer visa form in Word Format
Where the validity of passports expires before the duration of long-term (5-year) visas, it is possible to have the unexpired portion of the visas transferred to the new passports. Please use this form to make the transfer applications

Application for visit to Restricted Areas in PDF format
Application for visit to Restricted Areas in Word Format
Applicants wishing to visit restricted areas in India must complete this form in addition to the appropriate visa application form. (For details on restricted areas please contact the High Commission.)

Please note that the visa application forms on this page are for use outside the United Kingdom (UK) only. If you are in the UK and making an application to the Border and Immigration Agency you can find application forms on their website or you can call the Application Forms Unit on  0870 241 0645 :