My girlfriend just got her US Transit Visa to travel to The Bahamas via Miami from DR. The reason we applied for a transit visa first is because we good a tip from a diplomat that its a good idea to get a US Transit Visa first, before applying for a US Tourist Visa (she is Ukrainian w/Dominican residency), as the requirements may be lower and a completed transit passage looks good in the application for the tourist visa (B-1).
Now I was looking at the C-1 visa, its good for one year, so I have the following questions:
1) is this visa good for multiple round-trip transits through the US, or just one round-trip transit?
2) in the US Immigration web sites it says the C-1 is good for stays up to 29 days, does this mean I can now book a trip with a few days stay in Miami and do some shopping with her?
I know I should direct these questions at the US Embassy, but that beauracracy is tough to talk to. I am looking for answers from people who have used a C-1 visa since transit regulations were changed after Sept. 11th, 2001.
Now I was looking at the C-1 visa, its good for one year, so I have the following questions:
1) is this visa good for multiple round-trip transits through the US, or just one round-trip transit?
2) in the US Immigration web sites it says the C-1 is good for stays up to 29 days, does this mean I can now book a trip with a few days stay in Miami and do some shopping with her?
I know I should direct these questions at the US Embassy, but that beauracracy is tough to talk to. I am looking for answers from people who have used a C-1 visa since transit regulations were changed after Sept. 11th, 2001.