Visa Services

How to Apply

Samoa

Applying for a United States Visa in Samoa

People in Samoa can now apply for a visa at the United States Embassy in Apia, instead of traveling to Auckland. Every three months, a consular officer will travel from the U.S. Consulate General in Auckland to Apia to interview applicants. Applicants must fill out the application online, on a computer, then make an appointment online, and pay the normal fee of 314.40 Tala or US$131.00 to the Embassy the day of the appointment. The visiting consular officer can only conduct a limited number of visa interviews per visit. The number of applicants seeking interviews may exceed our interview capacity, so we may not be able to interview all applicants immediately.

Step 1:  Fill out the Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF)

Log on to the Internet at the following address:
http://evisaforms.state.gov/

Complete the DS-156 application form on the computer by filling in the information requested. Print this form out after you have filled it out on the computer, and sign it. A  parent should sign it for a child under 14. Attach a recent, 5 x 5 cm color photograph of the applicant's head, on a plain background, front view, full face.

Please do not print out the form and fill it in by hand. If you do, you will not be allowed to have an interview.

Next, if you are a male aged 16-45 years, go to the DS-157 ( PDF) supplemental application form. This form is only to be completed by male applicants aged 16-45 years. Fill out this form on your computer. Print it out.

Bring both forms to the interview.

You can find a Samoan translation of the application forms below. The translations are for reference only. These cannot be used as official forms:

Visa Application Form DS-156 non-immigrant visa application ( PDF) - Samoan

• Visa Application Form DS-157 Supplemental non-immigrant visa application ( PDF) - Samoan

Step 2:  Schedule an Appointment

Log on to the Internet at the following address: Schedule an Appointment for an appointment form.

There is a bar code on the third page of your visa application. Under it, there is a number. This is the EVAF number. Enter this number on the appointment form.

Choose a time and date to go to the Embassy and enter the other information requested.

Print out the appointment confirmation.

Step 3:  Bring Your Form to the Embassy Before Visa Interview Week

This step is not absolutely required but is strongly advised.  Coming to the Embassy in advance with your form will allow us to put your information into our computer systems before your interview.  Doing this ahead of time will make the interview process run faster and could save you and others a long wait on the date of the interview while your information is input.

Step 4:  Come to the Interview

Please bring the visa application, the appointment confirmation, and 327.50 Tala or US$131.00 cash or bank check (personal checks are NOT accepted) to the U.S. Embassy Apia:

US Embassy Apia
5th Floor,
Accident Corporation Building,
Matafele, Apia,
Samoa

Please come at the time and date on your appointment confirmation. If you miss your appointed time, we will not be able to interview you.

Step 5:  Pick up Your Visa at the Embassy

If the application is approved, we will take your passport to Auckland, print your visa there, put it into your passport, and send your passport back to the Embassy in Apia. In most cases, the visa will be ready for pick up in Apia two to three weeks after your interview. Some complicated cases will take longer. The interviewing officer will explain this as necessary.

 Click here to translate this page into Samoan.