PMF Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Hi- I am on H4 and have my renewal until 2020; but I haven't stamped the renewal on my passport. my question is can I travel to Puerto Rico without stamped visa; would I be going through immigration upon return? Is valid driver's license sufficient to travel to Puerto Rico and back or I need my passport with valid US visa? Thanks. Link to comment
JoeF Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 Puerto Rico is part of the US. Travel to PR is the same as travel to anywhere else in the US. It is domestic travel. Link to comment
newacct Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 You don't need a visa but you need to bring evidence that you are in status (i.e. your I-94). Link to comment
PMF Posted September 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Thank you for the reply! I am guessing the same goes for US virgin islands like St.Thomas too? Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted September 13, 2018 Report Share Posted September 13, 2018 Just make sure that you do not enter the British Virgin Islands nearby by mistake. Link to comment
care_candidate Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 We went to Virgin Islands on same status. They do check your I-797 at POE. Link to comment
JoeF Posted September 17, 2018 Report Share Posted September 17, 2018 6 hours ago, care_candidate said: We went to Virgin Islands on same status. They do check your I-797 at POE. When you fly from the British Virgin Islands back to the US, sure. There is no POE when flying from the US Virgin Islands back to the mainland. It is a domestic flight. Link to comment
Provence Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 There are no known immigration controls between PR/VI and the US mainland. A visa is not a requirement; however, CBP occasionally inspects pax flying into the mainland, and it doesn't hurt to possess legal status docs to smooth things. Link to comment
care_candidate Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 We flew in direct flight from Atlanta to US Virgin Islands (Nowhere else) and back. And had to go through customs and immigration same as when you travel internationally. Although VI and PR and other offshore locations are technically territories of US, visa holder like H1b, H4...etc. do go through as if you are coming from other country. It may not be required but still followed. In addition, within Virgin Islands travel by small boat (St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix) you have to carry your documents. This statement is based on my experience in recent years. Link to comment
JoeF Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 3 hours ago, care_candidate said: We flew in direct flight from Atlanta to US Virgin Islands (Nowhere else) and back. And had to go through customs and immigration same as when you travel internationally. Although VI and PR and other offshore locations are technically territories of US, visa holder like H1b, H4...etc. do go through as if you are coming from other country. It may not be required but still followed. In addition, within Virgin Islands travel by small boat (St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix) you have to carry your documents. This statement is based on my experience in recent years. Sorry, but I traveled to the USVI (St. Croix, St. Thomas) earlier this year. No customs, no immigration. Link to comment
Provence Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 I've never heard of immigration from one US domestic point to another, incl PR/VI. Link to comment
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