B-1 OCS Wind

Offshore wind farm operations

Recently the U.S. State Department has updated its policy to include a visa category for crewmembers working onboard vessels deployed in offshore wind operations. The U.S. consulate can issue a B-1 visa for an offshore wind farm project without the issuance of a non-applicability letter from the U.S. Coast Guard. This visa provides offshore wind crewmembers with enough time to complete their work.

The B-1 visa receives an annotation: “B-1 for Transit or Travel to the OCS for Wind Activities; Not OCS Activity”.

Each B-1 visa application is different. VisaVersa has assisted with hundreds of B-1 visa applications at many different US consulates all over the world. Some consulates have (much) longer waiting times than others. VisaVersa is familiar with these procedures and regulations.