Crew Member Visas

Persons working as crew members on vessels or aircraft need to apply for a D visa.

This applies to crew members such as pilots, air hostesses, flight attendants, stewards, seamen, or employees on board a ship whose services are required for normal operation.

Crew members traveling to the United States as passengers to join a vessel or aircraft must apply for a C1/D visa.

All crew members applying for a crew visa must appear in person at the consular section and must be interviewed by a consular officer. 

For information on the visa application form, please click here.

Additional documentation

• For airline crew: a letter from the airline company
• for seafaring crew members: a letter from the shipping agent providing details on the trip, the name of the ship, etc
• Employment contract
• A valid seaman's book