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Home - U.S. Embassy Trinidad & Tobago Embassy NewsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & IssuesPublic Affairs & Education Embassy Highlights Electronic Visa Application Form The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain advises the public that effective November 1, 2006, all applicants for non-immigrant (business, tourist, student, work, crew) visas must use the Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF); handwritten forms will no longer be accepted. Applicants must fill out the form on line, before making their appointment on line, print all three pages of the form, and bring it to the Embassy at the time of their appointment, with all other relevant documents; do not send the form electronically. When printed correctly, the form will have a bar code on the third page. All of the data on the application form is contained in the bar code, which will be scanned into the Embassy s system on the day of the visa appointment. All visa applicants please note: Non-immigrant visas issued abroad require a machine-readable fee (MRV fee) that covers the U.S. costs associated with manufacturing, processing, and printing the visa. The 131 USD fee is the application fee. The fee is not refundable and non-transferable. This fee is the same for every U.S. non-immigrant visa application in every country in the world. No electronic devices (mobile phones, PDA’s, radios, etc.) of any type are allowed into the Embassy waiting area. Embassy staff will not hold or secure these items for you. Please leave these items at home, in your car or make other arrangements. Embassy Releases Online Visa Appointment System Effective immediately, non-immigrant visa applicants will be able to make their own visa appointments online for dates on or after February 15, 2008. The new online system will greatly enhance the efficiency of the application process, as well as provide greater flexibility in scheduling the time and date of the i...