Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF)
September 19, 2006
Effective October 25, 2006, all U.S. visa issuing posts in the
Russian Federation, except for the U.S. Consulates General in St.
Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, will require that all applications
for non-immigrant visas be prepared using the Electronic Visa Application
Form (EVAF). This requirement also applies to applicants for fiancé
visas.
After October 25 non-immigrant visa applications prepared using
the old visa application form will not be accepted at either the
U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the U.S. Consulate General in Vladivostok.
However, until further notice, persons applying for non-immigrant
visas at the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg and the U.
S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg may use either the old visa
application form or the Electronic Visa Application Form.
The Electronic Visa Application Form is a web-based application
that enables applicants to fill out their application from any internet-connected
computer and provides greater uniformity, accuracy and security
in processing visa applications. The form is available online at
http://evisaforms.state.gov.
The Electronic Visa Application Form is not available in the Russian
language. All data must be entered in English. Additional information
about the Electronic Visa Application Form, including a Russian
language translation of the form, will be available at http://usembassy.ru.
After filling out the form online, applicants should print their
visa application form, which will include their data in a barcode
format, and submit the completed hardcopy to Pony Express along
with any other required documentation. The procedures for submitting
visa applications via Pony Express will not be affected by the requirement
to use the Electronic Visa Application Form.
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