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D-2 VISA
Crewmen serving in good faith for normal
operations aboard vessels may apply for the D Visa. This
classification includes musicians, stewards, technicians and
chefs.
This visa is specifically issued to a
crewperson who serves aboard a fishing vessel with a home port
or base of operation in the U.S. You should plan to land in
and depart from Guam as a part of your crew duties.
Steps
Application for the visa must be filed at the
U.S. consulate abroad. While applying for landing privileges,
you should submit your application in person, offer all
necessary documents, be photographed and fingerprinted,
establish that you are admissable under all relevant
immigration laws and prove that you are entitled to landing
privileges in the U.S.
Documents
During inspection, you will need to show
copies of employer work records to the immigration officer. If
there is a strike or lockout, you will need to prove the
following:
- You have worked for your employer for at least one year
longer than the beginning of the strike/lockout.
- During this one-year period, you have worked as a
crewman for your employer at least once in three different
months.
- You expect to continue working for your employer at this
level.
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