EACH APPLICANT, REGARDLESS OF AGE/GENDER/NATIONALITY, MUST BRING
• This appointment letter.
• Valid passport or travel document.
• Evidence of current immigration status in Canada.
• One passport-sized (2”x2”) color photograph, full face with a white background, taken within the past 6 months.
• Fully completed and signed DS-156 form. Answer all questions completely as incomplete forms WILL NOT be
processed. Print out all three pages and bring them with you.
• All males ages 16 – 45 must also fully complete for DS-157. Additionally, all applicants 16 or older (male and female)
who are nationals of Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan or Syria must complete form DS-157.
• Forms DS-156, DS-157 and the ScotiaBank payment slips are available with your download package from
www.nvars.com
• Two pre-paid validated receipts for USD exact amount of the nonrefundable visa fee, paid at any ScotiaBank branch
in Canada. This fee cannot be paid at the Embassy.
• Self-addressed Canada Post Express Post envelope (Put your same address in the “To” and “From” boxes.)
• If applicable, criminal/court records, including section of the law and the maximum possible sentence, regarding any
arrest or conviction (including Driving Under the Influence), even if later pardoned.
