All non-immigrant visa applicants who wish to apply for a visa at a U.S. Consulate in Canada must complete the Form DS-156 Non-immigrant Visa Application on-line. The on-line DS-156 creates a bar code, but your information is not downloaded. You must still print out the completed Form DS-156 including the bar code and bring it along with all other required documents to your appointment.
Important Notice: Please be advised that the consular section will be closed To The Public on the Third Wednesday of Every Month for Staff Development. This includes the visa unit, American Citizen Services and notarial services. No items will be available for pick up. Services will resume The Next Business Day. We regret any inconvenience. Please plan accordingly.
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Consulate General Vancouver
Phone
Please see vancouver.usconsulate.gov
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Mail from Canada
1095 W. Pender St.
Mail from U.S.
P.O. Box 5002
Mail is collected from the U.S. address
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Appointments are now required for most services, including passport applications and notaries. Appointments can be made on the Vancouver Consulate website. When viewing the site, be sure to identify the correct service you're interested in and read all the information carefully. Once you've read through the relevant instructions, you'll be given the opportunity to make an appointment.
Emergencies services, Selective Service registration, and voting assistance are available on a walk-in basis during public hours: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm on any business day.
Lost or stolen passports can be reported on our dedicated hotline by phoning (604) 642-5395.
- Specific visa case inquiries - vancouverNIV@state.gov
- Fiancé(e) visas - vancouverK@state.gov
- Passports - vancouverACS@state.gov
- Citizenship - vancouverACS@state.gov
Visa Applicants in Vancouver use this Form:
Visa applications are accepted by appointment only.
The deposit slip for your visa application fee consists of 3 pages. A separate set of deposit slips is required for each applicant. Take all three pages of the deposit slip(s) to any branch of Scotia Bank and pay the non-refundable U.S. visa application fee of US$131.00. The payment must be made in either $US cash, a $US certified check or a $US money order; incoming mail deposits and wired deposits are not accepted. The bank teller will stamp all three copies of your receipt and should return two copies to you. You must submit two validated deposit receipts with your visa application.
The special pre-coded deposit slip can be downloaded from the link provided below. The Consulate cannot accept applications that do not contain two copies of your deposit receipt.
You should not make any payment until you have successfully been granted an appointment date.
Passports and visas will be returned to the applicants with Canadian addresses by Canada Post, generally within three to five business days after the visa is approved. In person pick up will be available only in a legitimate emergency (as determined by the Consulate).
Applicants must go to a Canada Post office and buy an Express Regional mailer before coming to the consulate. These are not available at the Consulate. Approximate cost is CDN $7.
Each case is different, and only the interviewing officer can make the decision to give or refuse a visa. There is no way to predict ahead of time your chances of receiving a visa.
Please note that all visitors must be screened prior to entry and are subject to inspection via a walk-through metal detector and with a hand-held metal detector. Carried personal items will undergo full inspection by use of an X-ray machine and other equipment.
Any visitor who declines to be screened by U.S. Embassy/Consulate security personnel will be prohibited from entering the Embassy/Consulate.
In order to facilitate your entrance to the Embassy/Consulate and reduce your waiting time at the security checkpoint, we recommend that you leave behind any unnecessary personal items such as purses and briefcases. If you leave them in your car, be sure to put them in the trunk and lock your car; do not leave any personal items in view in the passenger compartment.
Please bring only the documentation required for your appointment.
Please note that the following items are prohibited inside the U.S. Embassy/Consulate and we have no facilities for storing these items, so please leave them at your home, your hotel, or in your vehicle:
- Food and beverages
- Weapons, including mace or pepper spray
- Tools, including any sharp or bladed objects
- Any oil or chemical-based sprays, liquids or lotions
- Backpacks, bags, luggage, or purses
- Electronic or recording equipment of any kind, including, but not limited to:
- Laptop computers
- Mobile phones
- MP3, CD, or cassette players
- Pagers
- Keyless remotes
- and oversized strollers
The following persons may accompany a visa applicant during Consular-related visits:
- Interpreter: Applicants may bring one interpreter if they do not speak English well enough to participate in an interview.
- Special Needs Visitors: Applicants may bring one person to help if they are elderly, disabled, or if the applicant is a minor child applying for a visa.
- Attorney: Attorneys will not be permitted to accompany clients into the waiting room or at their interviews.
- U.S. Citizens: One American citizen may accompany an applicant.
Due to waiting room size, the large volume of applicants and the time required to screen consular clients, other accompanying persons cannot be admitted to the waiting room. Drivers, friends, and extra relatives must wait outside or return to meet the applicant after the interview has been completed - with the exception of applicants with children.
