DS 156 have to filled out online?

[Starlight95 1]

I am a bit confused regarding this. Does the DS 156 have to be filled out online? You can not type or handwrite this correct? If somebody can clarify this I would really appreciate it. We have the DS 156K, but we also need the DS 156. Thanks!

Star

[Starlight95 1]

I posted this too soon, I already got an answer to this on an earlier post. Thank you for all your help! Now I can not delete this topic.

[beatlesrebel 0]

I posted this too soon, I already got an answer to this on an earlier post. Thank you for all your help! Now I can not delete this topic.

Oh yikes, what answer did you get? My fiance filled his out by hand (haven't sent it in yet). The website said you had to print it out and fill it out by hand I thought. Thanks in advance!

[Starlight95 1]

I posted this too soon, I already got an answer to this on an earlier post. Thank you for all your help! Now I can not delete this topic.

Oh yikes, what answer did you get? My fiance filled his out by hand (haven't sent it in yet). The website said you had to print it out and fill it out by hand I thought. Thanks in advance!

It has to be filled out online, because a barcode is generated once he is done. I will find the link and send it to you in another post.

Star

[Starlight95 1]

Here is the thread with the link, for anybody that was confused as I was.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry3472505

Star

[Dakine 26]

You can still fill out the DS forms by hand in the Philippines. Depends upon the embassy.

USEM "recommends" you do online but it's still not mandatory.

Edited November 8, 2009 by Dakine

[Dakine 26]

You can still fill out the DS forms by hand in the Philippines. Depends upon the embassy.

USEM "recommends" you do online but it's still not mandatory.

Correction! It looks like it "may" have changed! Bottomline is do it online!

[beatlesrebel 0]

Here is the thread with the link, for anybody that was confused as I was.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry3472505

Star

Thank you SO much. Geezo, we would have sent off that form and been screwed. lol I was a bit confused on that other thread....they don't want you using "none" or "n/a" on questions like "other names used", "name of spouse", etc...?

[Starlight95 1]

Hi there,

There is a sample form that is filled out. I am sure you can use none, but not N/A. Check out this site and just look at the DS 156 sample form.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=examples

I hope this helps.

Star

[beatlesrebel 0]

Hi there,

There is a sample form that is filled out. I am sure you can use none, but not N/A. Check out this site and just look at the DS 156 sample form.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;page=examples

I hope this helps.

Star

Oh great thanks! I must have missed that form in the sample forms section. Seems that if you put none, the software they use eliminates the word anyway, so it ends up blank in the end. Weird! Thanks for the info!

[k.loveh 0]

Well if this accounts for anything, my fiance who's interview was on Oct. 29th at Delhi had hand-filled his DS-156 that the embassy provided him in his packet 4 and he had no problems.

[k.loveh 0]

I am a bit confused regarding this. Does the DS 156 have to be filled out online? You can not type or handwrite this correct? If somebody can clarify this I would really appreciate it. We have the DS 156K, but we also need the DS 156. Thanks!

Star

I did some more research on the above due to my own confusion with the ds-156 because my fiance 'did not' use the online form mentioned above but instead used the hard copy he recieved from the Embassy in Delhi. He hand-printed the info onto the form and submitted it to the Embassy without any problems or issues what-so-ever.

Some Embassy's 'do' require the ds-156 to be filled out online and won't accept them otherwise. They will 'specify' this in their instructions. As well, there are other Embassies that 'do not' specify either way such as the Delhi Embassy which means that this is not mandatory to fill it out online.

All in all, just follow the instructions and specifics your particular Embassy gives you. They're your best source.

One reason I'm thinking that some Embassies aren't making this online form mandatory could be that soon all Embassy's will be making the transition to using the DS-160 anyway which will eventually replace current nonimmigrant application forms, including that of the Ds-156. Additionally, not all countries are equipped for convenient or easy access to computers and for some would be a diffcult feat, depending on where they live which may be why India doesn't make the online form mandatory like some others have done. Probably not 100% correct on this, but do believe it has some influence.

Edited November 8, 2009 by k.loveh

[beatlesrebel 0]

I did some more research on the above due to my own confusion with the ds-156 because my fiance 'did not' use the online form mentioned above but instead used the hard copy he recieved from the Embassy in Delhi. He hand-printed the info onto the form and submitted it to the Embassy without any problems or issues what-so-ever.

Some Embassy's 'do' require the ds-156 to be filled out online and won't accept them otherwise. They will 'specify' this in their instructions. As well, there are other Embassies that 'do not' specify either way such as the Delhi Embassy which means that this is not mandatory to fill it out online.

All in all, just follow the instructions and specifics your particular Embassy gives you. They're your best source.

One reason I'm thinking that some Embassies aren't making this online form mandatory could be that soon all Embassy's will be making the transition to using the DS-160 anyway which will eventually replace current nonimmigrant application forms, including that of the Ds-156. Additionally, not all countries are equipped for convenient or easy access to computers and for some would be a diffcult feat, depending on where they live which may be why India doesn't make the online form mandatory like some others have done. Probably not 100% correct on this, but do believe it has some influence.

That makes sense, thanks for taking the time to do some research. My fiance is dealing with the London embassy and they didn't even send him any forms, just a letter saying to go to their website and get the forms there. We worked on filling out the DS-156 online today and it was a piece of cake. So, at least if they require it be done online, it's done and everything is good.

[k.loveh 0]

That makes sense, thanks for taking the time to do some research. My fiance is dealing with the London embassy and they didn't even send him any forms, just a letter saying to go to their website and get the forms there. We worked on filling out the DS-156 online today and it was a piece of cake. So, at least if they require it be done online, it's done and everything is good.

That's great, and I wish you the very best of luck on the remainder of your journey.

[beatlesrebel 0]

That's great, and I wish you the very best of luck on the remainder of your journey.

Thanks and congrats on getting the visa!