• The C-1 Visa is available to foreign travelers in transit through the U.S. The C-1 visa is granted for those foreign travelers passing through the United States of America aiming another nation as their final destination.
•  The C-1 Visa is available to those aliens in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, or an alien who qualifies as a person entitled to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District and foreign countries, under the Headquarters Agreement with the United Nations.
•  What are the requirements for the C-1 Visa?

a. The C-1 visa is allowed for those with continuous travel through the United States;

b. The travel through the United States involves a layover of 8 hours maximum with no more than two transfers;

c. The C-1 recipient has sufficient funds for transit; the C-1 applicant has permission to enter the 3rd country of destination;

d. The C-1 visa holder has to be in possession of a ticket as for method of transportation (e.g., Cruise Boat Ticket, Airplane Ticket, Train Ticket); and

e. The period of stay in the U.S. cannot go over 29 days.

f. Holders of C-1 visas may not adjust their C-1 visa status to any other non-immigrant visa classification.

g. No employment is allowed under this C-1 visa classification.

• An example on how the C-1 visa works: The C-1 visa holder leaves the nation of origin {i.e., Beijing National Airport, People’s Republic of China}, arrives in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A., and is planning to leave 7 hours later from Detroit Metro Airport on an air flight to Mexico City, Mexico.