Use of Hard Copy Forms

The new hard copy Form NSV001 and Form NSV002 are Cabinet Office forms. In order to process these forms they must conform to the guidelines. Please ensure that any NSV001 and NSV002 forms that have been pre-downloaded meet the following criteria before being completed:

1. The number '39422' appears in the top left hand corner of the NSV001 Form and the number '31540' appears in the top left hand corner of the NSV002 Form
2. The unique serial number in the bottom right hand corner has generated 8 digits

If a form is received without this information then it will be retuned as unsuitable for the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) scanning process. If you do have forms returned to you please ensure that you read the accompanying letter in full and refer to the footnotes at the bottom.

The new hard copy NSV forms, along with instructions for their completion, are available to download by following the Security Questionnaires link under Related pages.

The ability to save these forms either during or after completion is not available. These forms will have to be completed in one sitting and printed when complete. Or a blank form can be printed off and completed by hand.

The e-Forms have been designed for ease of use and contain both user prompts and extensive built in business rules which minimise or eliminate the need to return forms for further information. They also have the advantage of being able to be saved during completion, making them a much more efficient method for submitting NSV applications. With this in mind please carefully consider your reasons for submitting an application using the hard copy forms.

For more information on the benefits and advantages of the e-Forms, please follow the e-Forms link under Related pages

The old coloured forms and the scannable 1109 and 1938 forms have now ceased to be "Legal Tender" and can no longer be used for NSV applications.