D visas are nonimmigrant visas available to foreign nationals entering the United States as crewmembers on board sea vessels or international airlines and intended to leave within 29 days. These most commonly include the following: pilots or flight attendants on commercial airplanes; captains, engineers, or deckhands of sea vessels; and service staff on cruise ships. […]
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Transit Visas (C Visas)
For those foreign nationals who intend only to pass through the United States (or who are “traveling in immediate and continuous transit through the United States en-route to another country”), and who do not have a current and valid B-1/B-2 visitor visa or who are not citizens of a Visa Waiver Program qualifying country, a […]
TPS Extended and Re-designated for Syria
On January 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syrians, allowing Syrians who have already obtained TPS to re-apply and for Syrians who have arrived to the United States more recently to apply for TPS. This extension and re-designation is for 18 months, from April 1, 2015 […]
