The C1/D visa is a non-immigrant visa used for short term stays in the U.S. in specific WORK situations. It is given to ship or airline crewmembers who don’t have U.S. passports so that they can enter and exit the country in the course of their DUTIES. This visa can be issued either to individual crew members or the whole crew at one TIME. According to immigration law, C1/D visa holders NEED to enter and leave the country on board the same airline or vessel. C1/D visa holders who are crew members cannot work on domestic flights or MOVEMENTS of a vessel within domestic territory. They can perform their duties only on stopovers for international flights when this kind of flight has only one aircraft which leaves from and stops at a location outside the United States. C1/D visas can also be given to passengers who are going to the U.S. to join a commercial aircraft or ship.

The C1/D visa is a non-immigrant visa used for short term stays in the U.S. in specific work situations. It is given to ship or airline crewmembers who don’t have U.S. passports so that they can enter and exit the country in the course of their duties. This visa can be issued either to individual crew members or the whole crew at one time. According to immigration law, C1/D visa holders need to enter and leave the country on board the same airline or vessel. C1/D visa holders who are crew members cannot work on domestic flights or movements of a vessel within domestic territory. They can perform their duties only on stopovers for international flights when this kind of flight has only one aircraft which leaves from and stops at a location outside the United States. C1/D visas can also be given to passengers who are going to the U.S. to join a commercial aircraft or ship.