by Estela Superyachts | Oct 10, 2025 | Visas & Immigration, Uncategorized, Visas and immigration
The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) is being rolled out between now and April 2026. All airports and official Schengen Border Crossing Points (BCPs) will cease passport stamping, replaced by biometric kiosks. The self-operated kiosks require all non-EU visitors arriving...
by Estela Superyachts | Sep 30, 2025 | Visas and immigration, BLOG dropdown menu, Visas & Immigration
(Updated 30 September, 2025) The transatlantic yachting season is upon us and crew with B1/B2 visas will be in especially great demand.If you don’t have yours already and are hoping to winter in the Americas, West Indies and the Caribbean, here’s what you need to...
by Estela Superyachts | Sep 25, 2025 | Events, Itineraries
Leading industry experts gathered at Palma’s Port Centre in May to discuss the evolving landscape of yacht exploration, from Arctic ice fields to technological frontiers Moderated by Lucie Gardiner from Yachting International Radio, the panel brought together...
by Estela Superyachts | Sep 10, 2025 | Uncategorized, BLOG dropdown menu
The United States Department of State has implemented significant changes to non-immigrant visa application procedures that will particularly impact yacht crew seeking B1/B2 visitor visas. Effective immediately, applicants can no longer choose their preferred embassy...
by Estela Superyachts | Jan 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
While ESTELA is not a crew recruitment agency, we do occasionally post jobs on behalf of clients. We also re-post jobs from other forums, because we know you don’t have time to monitor the internet 24/7.These WhatsApp channels are ‘broadcast only’, so here there will...
