DS-156 and DS-156K question

[anthill 5]

hi everyone,

i have two questions

1. does the ds-156 need to be filled out online? can't this form just be downloaded and

printed by hand?

my second question is for anyone who has delt with the us embassy in manila:

2.is getting a certificate of no marriage (cenomar) from nso a must.i'm asking because

on the list of required documents needed to be attached to form ds-156k, it doesn't mention this.

thanks

[scotty's girl 1]

For your first question, yes. However, if in case you forgot to fill out everything online, you can just use a pen with blank ink to fill out the remaining boxes. You can attach your photo before you go to the embassy.

Second question, another yes. It is a must. You don't have to attach it to the form. In my case, my CENOMAR was in a separate folder with my birth certificate and NBI.

Edited August 22, 2010 by scotty's girl

[anthill 5]

For your first question, yes. However, if in case you forgot to fill out everything online, you can just use a pen with blank ink to fill out the remaining boxes. You can attach your photo before you go to the embassy.

Second question, another yes. It is a must. You don't have to attach it to the form. In my case, my CENOMAR was in a separate folder with my birth certificate and NBI.

thanks..i wasn't sure

[anthill 5]

one last question concerning the ds-156 form...it says to print or type answers at the top of the form

...is there a reason it needs to be filled out online?????

[scotty's girl 1]

Hmm, not really sure why, but once you fill it out online, you need to print it right away cuz I think you cannot save a filled out form of this. You can fill out the DS-157 using a pen with a blank ink though.

[anthill 5]

Hmm, not really sure why, but once you fill it out online, you need to print it right away cuz I think you cannot save a filled out form of this. You can fill out the DS-157 using a pen with a blank ink though.

yes..i think now that its not necessary to fill out this form online..i'm visiting my fiancee in

october..i'll just print out 2 blank copies for her to fill out. we are going to boracay for

6 days....i can't wait..thanks again..all the best..

[anthill 5]

i'm referring to the ds-156..there doesn't seem to be any logical reason that this must be filled

out online

[hippolyta 0]

DS i56 needed to fill it out online coz it has a barcode.. after fillin it up print it right away including the barcode..

i mean DS 156 my bad

[GJen 9]

DS 156 MUST BE FILLED OUT ONLINE .. it will give you a barcode that you will take to the embassy

this is what it says on the website

DS 156 - This form must be completed electronically (no handwritten copies will be accepted) from the website http://evisaforms.state.gov and printed out.

i'm referring to the ds-156..there doesn't seem to be any logical reason that this must be filled

out online

[payxibka 10,047]

Moving thread to:

US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

This is the place to post your experiences or questions related to this last step before moving to the US. Topics relating to I-134's, packets sent from consulate and medical & police certificates should be posted here.

[kennym 275]

What I did is download the DS156, had my fiancee fill it in, email it to me, then I filled it in online.. Made it easier for both of us... I suppose, they created the electronic form for a reason. not sure why, but that seems to indicate they want that particular form completed online..

Edited August 23, 2010 by kennym