Non-Immigrant Visa Appointment System

To obtain an appointment for a visa* interview, please click here.  Before scheduling an appointment, you will be asked to fill out and print an online electronic visa application form.  You will need the barcode generated by the completed visa form in order to make your appointment.  You must bring the completed visa application form, including the page displaying the barcode, as well as your appointment receipt, to your interview.

You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher installed on your computer in order to download and print the completed application form. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0 or higher, you may download a copy from Adobe's web site.

Please select the date most convenient for you and make a separate appointment for each applicant who will appear in person.  (See note below on applicants who are not required to appear in person.)  If you are in the process of obtaining a new passport, you may input your old passport number. The phone number you provide will only be used if necessary to cancel your appointment in the unlikely event of an emergency.  If the date you want is not available, please select another date.  Print out a copy of your appointment receipt to bring to your interview.  If you must cancel an appointment, please send an email to consularbridge2@state.gov to make the appointment slot available for another applicant.

Bring the following documents to your interview on your appointment date:

• A completed DS-156 Application Form (three pages)
• A valid passport with at least one blank page for a visa
• USD131 or BBD265 cash or certified bank draft made out to the American Embassy, (If paying in cash, applicants are encouraged to present exact change to avoid delays in cashier processing.)
• One color photograph, 2" x 2" (50 cm x 50 cm) on a white background only
• Proof of ties to your country of residence, such as job letters, bank statements, a letter from the school if the applicant is a student older than 14, previous passports, copies of titles to property, etc.
• Persons renewing student visas must present their course transcripts
• Males age 16 to 45 must also fill out Form DS-157
• Student and international exchange visitor program visa applicants (F, J and M visas) also need Form DS-158

Same day visa service is not available except in an extreme documented emergency.  All applicants whose visas have been approved will have their passports returned to them via courier service.   (For further information, see NIV Processing Times.) 

PLEASE NOTE:  THE FOLLOWING PERSONS DO NOT NEED AN INTERVIEW:

• (1) all children under 14 
• (2) all persons age 80 and above

Persons in the above two categories may send their applications and supporting documents by registered mail (Box 302, BB 11000, Bridgetown) or courier service (US Embassy Consular Section, Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael, tel. 246-431-0225), with a return receipt.

OBTAINING AN EXPEDITED INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT:

The waiting period for an interview appointment varies with demand; at some times of year the wait can be as short as a couple of days, while at others it can be as long as several weeks.  Qualified applicants can ensure their ability to obtain a visa in time for their planned travel by requesting their appointments early.  Failure to plan ahead for non-emergency travel is not grounds for an expedited appointment.  However, the consular section will schedule expedited appointments in cases where a genuine emergency exists.  Examples of such emergencies include:

• Emergency medical treatment, including the travel of persons traveling with the patient, such as a parent accompanying a child;
• A genuine family emergency, such as a death in the family;
• Emergent business travel which cannot be postponed.

Applicants in these categories or with similar emergency travel needs who have tried unsuccessfully to obtain a timely appointment through our on-line appointment system may call the NIV hotline at (246) 228-6340 or send an e-mail to consularbridge2@state.gov to explain their situation.  A consular supervisor may authorize scheduling an expedited appointment in such cases.

*A visa gives the bearer permission to apply for admission to the US.  A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at the US port of entry will determine how long the visitor is permitted to stay.  Tourist visits on B1/B2 visas may not initially exceed six (6) months.