NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
Applying for a C-1D Visa
GENERAL DOCUMENTS NEEDED
All C-1/D visa applicants are required to:
Complete the application form
DS-156. (The visa application form
DS-156 must be completed on-line, printed with the bar code and signed. Please,
follow the instructions carefully.) Forms DS-156 not completed on line will
not be accepted. NOTE: The latest
Adobe Acrobat version is needed to complete properly the form.
Complete the supplemental nonimmigrant form
DS-157. Filled out and signed.
PAY A VISA APPLICATION FEE
Every visa applicant is required to pay a visa application fee of the equivalent of
131 U.S. Dollars. Please request payment into the following account number you may pay at any
branch of the Banco Santander
Central Hispano (BSCH):
Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH)
0049-1803-54-2210316035
Note. BANK TRANSFERS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED
Nationals of some countries will have to pay an additional visa fee based on reciprocal fees their
governments charge Americans applying for similar visas. There is no reciprocal
issuance fee for Spanish or Andorran citizens. Read more...
present a passport or other travel document…
Valid for at least six months beyond the holder's period of stay in the United States with at least
one blank page - the six-month requirement does not apply to Spanish passports.
Read more…
provide one passport type photograph…
Which meets State Department regulations.
FURNISH A LETTER FROM THE EMPLOYER
On letter headed stationary confirming the applicant’s employment with the company
and period that he or she will be in the United States.
present evidence of…
Sufficient funds to cover all expenses while in
the United States; and evidence to show that the applicant has a
residence abroad to which he/she intends to return at the end of the stay in the
United States. Such evidence includes family, profession, property, employment
or other ties and commitments to some country other than the United States that
is sufficient enough to cause the applicant to return there at the conclusion of
his/her stay.
NOTE
If you are a crewmember of a vessel and you
wish to also apply for a B-1/B-2 visa, you are required to complete two visa
application forms, DS-156, and pay two visa application fees.
issuance fees:
Nationals of certain countries are required to pay an issuance fee in order for an approved
visa to be issued. Read more...
additional processing requirements and information for:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Visa processing has changed since the terrorist
attacks of September 11. 2001, which means that visa applications, in some
instances, take longer to process to conclusion. We recommend that individuals
apply for visas well in advance of their proposed date of travel and do not make
final travel plans until the visa has been issued and they are in receipt of
their passport and visa. Read more...
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