Why You Need A Crewmember Visa in United States of America?

If you want to travel with your crew members to America for work, they would need C1/D non immigrant visa. Individuals with a crew member visa can enter US and stay for 29 days.

This visa is issued to professionals such as pilots, flight attendant of an international commercial airline etc. It also includes captain, engineer, cook, waiter, and other staff members of the ships or cruises.  Moreover, this visa is also for the trainees who are travelling on a training vessel.

If a person is coming to US to join a vessel, he requires C-1 immigration, and in addition, if the dependents of a crew member wants to accompany him, they can obtain a B-2 visa.  If a person wants to stay for more than 29 days, he requires B-1 visa.

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L-1 Visa

An L-1 visa is another category of non-immigration visa, which allows the employees with offices in United States as well as abroad to relocate to corporation office. However, the employee should have worked continuously for at least one year. This type of visa is valid for short time, for about three months (for Iran nationals) until five years that includes countries like India, Germany, and Japan. One may get extension of two years more.

The L-1 visa is categorized into two parts-

• L-1A- this visa is for executives and managers
• L-1B- this visa is for workers who attain specialized knowledge.

L-1A status is however valid until seven years, whereas L-1B is for five years. As soon as the visa is expired, the foreign national can apply again and qualify for L-1 status next time. They will have to work for at least 1 year in abroad for the parent, affiliate, subsidiary, or at local office of the U.S. Company.

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