EricK

Is Puerto Rico part of the US? Do you have to exit US borders when travelling there, or is it considered an "internal" trip?

Jerseygirl

PR is an unincorporated territory. It is considered 'internal'


Psssttt...Google is your friend.

cityhog

There is a large Puerto Rican population in NYC. I think they can live and work in the US without any restrictions.

meauxna

Due to them being US citizens and all?

cityhog

O yeah that seems to be the case.

EricK

Thanks for all the answers.

I did have a look on Google - honest!! It was the first place I went, however still wasn't 100% sure of the answer.

Am thinking of going there for thanksgiving with my girlfriend as we won't obviously be celebrating it, and fancy a few days away. She is Taiwanese and on an F1 visa here, so wanted to be sure she wasn't going to have any issues going there.

md95065

Shouldn't be any problem either going there or coming back, but to be on the safe side I would suggest that she gets her I-20 endorsed by the DSO at her school and takes it with her as well as her passport.

ian-mstm

You'll be fine as long as the plane doesn't have issues and has to land in the Bahamas, Haiti, or Turks & Caicos! Of course, if it can't land... well, you have bigger problems to deal with!

Ian

British Consul

You'll need your passport. I always do.

Dean

drop step

It's a dreadful crime infested little island..If you'd like to safely leave your hotel at night i'd look into the American Virgin Islands instead.

JAJ

Who asks for it? I thought flights between the mainland USA and Puerto Rico were "domestic"? (like those between the UK and Isle of Man).

carolinephillips

As the song says "Puerto Rico's in America" (West Side Story- "I Wanna Be in America".)

California Dreamin'

We visited PR on a cruise vacation, I still have the welcoming sign posted on a wall near the dock, it plainly says " GO HOME YANKI E" Nice eh ?

kimilseung

The few times I have talked with someone from Taiwan, have at some stage in the conversation included the phrase "I am not Taiwanese, I am Chinese". Have I just met pedants or has she just given up on the issue?

JAJ

Taiwan's name is the Republic of China and the government in Taipei sees itself as the legitimate government of all of China.

Most countries do not recognise Taiwan as an independent state (except for certain de-facto purposes).