passport/AP docs on puerto rico vacation?
Jun 29th 2004, 6:05 pm
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passport/AP docs on puerto rico vacation?
Just checking with anyone who has done this...my understanding is that there is no passport control between the US mainland and Puerto Rico and therefore we were not planning to take my husband's passport and AP along when we go for July 4 (I would prefer to keep those precious documents safely at home if possible). I read a few posts on this forum about the Virgin Islands that made my wonder if I should be so sure, so anyone with personal experience, sharing it would be appreciated.
Jun 29th 2004, 6:26 pm
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Re: passport/AP docs on puerto rico vacation?
Originally posted by grouchy
Just checking with anyone who has done this...my understanding is that there is no passport control between the US mainland and Puerto Rico and therefore we were not planning to take my husband's passport and AP along when we go for July 4 (I would prefer to keep those precious documents safely at home if possible). I read a few posts on this forum about the Virgin Islands that made my wonder if I should be so sure, so anyone with personal experience, sharing it would be appreciated.
Just checking with anyone who has done this...my understanding is that there is no passport control between the US mainland and Puerto Rico and therefore we were not planning to take my husband's passport and AP along when we go for July 4 (I would prefer to keep those precious documents safely at home if possible). I read a few posts on this forum about the Virgin Islands that made my wonder if I should be so sure, so anyone with personal experience, sharing it would be appreciated.
I would not do that if it were me. What if an emergency happens and you have to land on another island which is not a US territory? What if you want to visit another island? Put the document in the hotel safe but if it were me, I would not travel without it and I never travel off of US soil without a passport, and that includes Canada.
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Jun 29th 2004, 7:26 pm
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Re: passport/AP docs on puerto rico vacation?
My wife and I went on our honeymoon to Puerto Rico in April. We did not go
through Immigration on the way there or back. We flew direct Boston - San
Juan. On our way home, at the San Juan airport, there was a little podium
with a US Immigration seal on it and an officer behind it, just after we
went through airport security. But everyone just walked past him.
We did bring our passports, just in case. Although they were never needed.
Just make sure you have a photo ID for airport security.
- Eric S.
"grouchy" <member10718@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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> Just checking with anyone who has done this...my understanding is that
> there is no passport control between the US mainland and Puerto Rico and
> therefore we were not planning to take my husband's passport and AP
> along when we go for July 4 (I would prefer to keep those precious
> documents safely at home if possible). I read a few posts on this forum
> about the Virgin Islands that made my wonder if I should be so sure, so
> anyone with personal experience, sharing it would be appreciated.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
through Immigration on the way there or back. We flew direct Boston - San
Juan. On our way home, at the San Juan airport, there was a little podium
with a US Immigration seal on it and an officer behind it, just after we
went through airport security. But everyone just walked past him.
We did bring our passports, just in case. Although they were never needed.
Just make sure you have a photo ID for airport security.
- Eric S.
"grouchy" <member10718@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just checking with anyone who has done this...my understanding is that
> there is no passport control between the US mainland and Puerto Rico and
> therefore we were not planning to take my husband's passport and AP
> along when we go for July 4 (I would prefer to keep those precious
> documents safely at home if possible). I read a few posts on this forum
> about the Virgin Islands that made my wonder if I should be so sure, so
> anyone with personal experience, sharing it would be appreciated.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Jun 29th 2004, 7:33 pm
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Re: passport/AP docs on puerto rico vacation?
Originally posted by grouchy
Just checking with anyone who has done this...my understanding is that there is no passport control between the US mainland and Puerto Rico and therefore we were not planning to take my husband's passport and AP along when we go for July 4 (I would prefer to keep those precious documents safely at home if possible). I read a few posts on this forum about the Virgin Islands that made my wonder if I should be so sure, so anyone with personal experience, sharing it would be appreciated.
Just checking with anyone who has done this...my understanding is that there is no passport control between the US mainland and Puerto Rico and therefore we were not planning to take my husband's passport and AP along when we go for July 4 (I would prefer to keep those precious documents safely at home if possible). I read a few posts on this forum about the Virgin Islands that made my wonder if I should be so sure, so anyone with personal experience, sharing it would be appreciated.
