Transferring through US airport. Do I need traveling visa?
I'm not a resident of USA. But I work on a cruise ship which required me to have C-1/D visa. I am leaving USA and traveling to Mexico but I will have a connecting flight somewhere in another US airport with 1-2 hours waiting for connecting flight to Mexico.
Do I need B1/B2 visa for that? Or my transit visa C-1/D will be enough as long as I am leaving USA?
Best Answer
You have a C1/D transit/crewmember visa from the US, and want to know if you can transit the US en route to a third country.
The answer is yes.
This visa has two types of permitted usage:
- C1 visas can be used to transit the United States en route to a third country, or en route to or from a ship arriving to or departing the United States. Anyone can have a C1 visa.
- D visas can be used to transit the United States when working on a ship that arrives and departs from the United States, as a crewmember of that ship.
Since your visa is a combined C1/D visa, you can transit the US en route to a third country. You are allowed to exit the airport, change planes, get a hotel, or even cross the country on horseback, provided you leave the US within the time stamped on your passport (typically 29 days).
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