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D-2 visa

The D-2 visa is a non-immigrant visa which allows travel to the United States for those serving as a crewman on marine vessel or aircraft, who will depart on a different vessel than that on which they arrived. Those who will depart on the same vessel would normally instead qualify for a D-1 visa. Individuals are not eligible for a D-1 visa if their vessel is in dry dock, is a fishing vessel, they are a coasting officer, or if they are destined for the outer continental shelf. The maximum duration of stay is 29 days. Travelers may present a seaman's book rather than a passport as identification. Those serving on a private yacht normally would not be eligible unless they are sailing out of a foreign home port, and will be in US waters for more than 29 days.

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The D-2 visa is a non-immigrant visa which allows travel to the United States for those serving as a crewman on marine vessel or aircraft, who will depart on a different vessel than that on which they arrived.1 Those who will depart on the same vessel would normally instead qualify for a D-1 visa. Individuals are not eligible for a D-1 visa if their vessel is in dry dock, is a fishing vessel, they are a coasting officer, or if they are destined for the outer continental shelf.2 The maximum duration of stay is 29 days.1 Travelers may present a seaman's book rather than a passport as identification.1 Those serving on a private yacht normally would not be eligible unless they are sailing out of a foreign home port, and will be in US waters for more than 29 days.23

The normal maximum duration of stay for a D-1 visa is 29 days; however this can be extended for up to 120 days.1

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  1. Immigration pocket field guide. Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. 2013. p. 21.
  2. "Crewmember visa". state.gov. US Department of State. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. "9 FAM 402.8 CREW – D VISAS". State.gov. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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