Immigration status of airline crew members on layover
<p>Say an airline is flying internationally into the United States, with flight crew or cabin crew with citizenship in one of the countries designated in President Trump's Executive Order(s).</p>

<p>Would these crew members be allowed entry into the United States for lay-over?</p>

<p>(Please migrate as deemed suitable.)</p>

<p>As far as I know, airline crew members have to pass through US immigration on arrival, just like everyone else.  So they'd need a visa.  Airline crews are eligible for a <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/other-visa-categories/crewmember-visa.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">D visa</a> which is specifically for crew members on layovers.</p>
<p>Under the current version of the travel ban, citizens of the designated countries are allowed to enter if they already have a valid visa, which current crew members presumably would. However, if they don't, or if it expires, they might be refused a new visa.  This would effectively prevent them from working on flights to the US.</p>

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