When you start traveling whether it's to fly overseas or you've got your new job on a yacht, the one thing that will come up in many conversations is do you have a visa for (*******) country.  This section will briefly cover some of the basics relating to travel and visa issues for most Yacht Crew.

A large number of yachts will pass through US waters in their travels, which means that any crew wishing to travel to, or visit the USA ,or it’s territories, will need a visa.  The visa that is required by the Yachting world to enter the USA is the B1/B2 visa. This visa is a Business/Tourist visa.  Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES does this visa entitle you to work in the USA, but allows you to be employed to work on the vessel in US waters, whether that be in the US Virgin Islands or in US Costal waters. Below is a link to the US Embassy home page that lists all US embassies around the globe.   Listed here is the link to their site http://www.usembassy.gov/

The next visa that is that affects some crew is the Schengen Visa.  It is applicable to EU territories but applies to a few citizens like South Africans and the Philippines.  If you’re curious as to whether or not you need a visa have a look at the Website of the countries that you will fly into.  If you’re curious ask your local travel agent what visa’s you need before you fly out.