Nonimmigrant visa · family C
Nonimmigrant route · C-1/D Combined transit and crewmember notation
Transit through the United States to another country, including specified official-transit situations.
Planning brief
Questions to carry into an official conversation
Use these prompts to make the next conversation more specific. They are planning topics, not a checklist that predicts an outcome.
- 01
Document the vessel or aircraft, role, employer, and the travel-to-join sequence.
- 02
Separate working onboard from transiting to meet the vessel or aircraft.
- 03
Confirm the carrier and consular-post instructions before relying on a combination C-1/D notation.
Source trail
Start with the published government record.
U.S. Department of State · Crewmember Visa
Checked 2026-08-22. Government pages and post-specific instructions can change; save the current source you used.
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