Nonimmigrant visa · family D
Nonimmigrant route · D Crewmember on a commercial vessel or aircraft
Temporary entry connected to qualifying crewmember duties and departure on the relevant vessel or aircraft.
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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