Travel to US Virgin Islands on H1B without stamping

[rajneel]

Hi 

 

I am planning a vacation to US Virgin Islands in December' 13. I do not have a valid VISA stamp on my passport, I have my H1B till 2016.

 

Do I need a valid stamping to travel to US Virgin Island and be back, are they going to check the VISA when am back in the US? Has anyone does this before, please advise

[JoeF]

The US Virgin Islands are part of the US. Traveling there isn't any different than traveling to New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu, etc.

[rajneel]

Thanks for the reply Joe, I just want to make sure that I need not go through the immigration check when I am back on the US mainland as I currently do not have a valid VISA

[JoeF]

A visa is an entry document. Since you are not leaving the US when traveling to the US Virgin Islands, you don't need an entry document to come back to the mainland.

[cap-gap]

hope u familiarize urself with USVI vs BVI before u'll leave..(I have to say it as u are asking about "reentry" from USVI to mainland)

 

trip all the way to USVI but not BVI is an incomplete trip..an ignorant ferri operator or yatch captain might accidentally let you in to BVI..

[JoeF]

hope u familiarize urself with USVI vs BVI before u'll leave..(I have to say it as u are asking about "reentry" from USVI to mainland)

 

trip all the way to USVI but not BVI is an incomplete trip..an ignorant ferri operator or yatch captain might accidentally let you in to BVI..

If a person goes to the British Virgin Islands and then back to the US Virgin Islands, that of course would be entry to the US, which would require a visa.

Always make sure to stay on US soil if you don't have a visa.

[cap-gap]

and ofcourse..carry ur I94...it's the law..

 

i was not asked for my immigration documents in Hii, Alaska or UVI or PR or florida keys..but was asked for it once on south padre,TX during a "random check"... that island is almost like my backyard..

[rajneel]

Thanks JoeF and cap-gap, yeah I was only worried about re-entry as you guys mentioned, looks like it not going to be an issue unless I go to BVI, which am not. 

 

Thanks again

[tweetster]

hari_raj : Did you travel to USVI? Were there any issues?

[banumyname]

Thanks JoeF and cap-gap, yeah I was only worried about re-entry as you guys mentioned, looks like it not going to be an issue unless I go to BVI, which am not. 

 

Thanks again

Hari_Raj, did you travel to USVI and came back with out any questions asked?

[rahul412]

Hari_Raj, did you travel to USVI and came back with out any questions asked?

You don't even need PP to travel to USVI, so there is no chance of someone questioning you.

 

Does someone questions you at airport if you travel from NY to CHICAGO??