Can a Ukranian citizen with a C1D visa transit two stops within the USA?
I have Ukrainian citizenship and am in Peru. I wish to transit the USA while flying from Peru to Ukraine. I have flights from Lima, Peru to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, from Fort Lauderdale to New York, New York to Kiev, then Kiev to Lvov, Ukraine. I have a C1D transit visa.
My question is: Can I do 2 transit stops in the USA? Will I be able to make those flights with my visa?
I'm arriving in Fort Lauderdale on Jan 24 at 6 AM. I will leave the USA on Jan 25 at 12.30 AM.
I know I can make this trip if all flights are in one day. In this case, does it mean one day or 24 hours?
Best Answer
There is no "1 day" limit, travel should be 'reasonably expeditious':
Transit (C) visas are nonimmigrant visas for persons traveling in immediate and continuous transit through the United States en route to another country, with few exceptions. Immediate and continuous transit is defined as a reasonably expeditious departure of the traveler in the normal course of travel as the elements permit and assumes a prearranged itinerary without any unreasonable layover privileges. If the traveler seeks layover privileges for purposes other than for transit through the United States, such as to visit friends or engage in sightseeing, the traveler will have to qualify for the type of visa required for that purpose.
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