Travel with H1B status
Oct 22nd 2002, 7:28 am
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Travel with H1B status
I am currently working in NY and have H1 status (INS approval), but no H1B visa. I entered the US on an F-1 student visa, which is no longer valid.
I am planning to visit the US Virgin Islands in December. Do I need a VALID visa to travel the the US Virgin Islands from NY? If not, what additional documentation do I need?
Thank you.
I am planning to visit the US Virgin Islands in December. Do I need a VALID visa to travel the the US Virgin Islands from NY? If not, what additional documentation do I need?
Thank you.
Oct 22nd 2002, 10:20 am
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Re: Travel with H1B status
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:28:01 -0700, croshaflo wrote:
> I am currently working in NY and have H1 status (INS approval), but no
> H1B visa. I entered the US on an F-1 student visa, which is no longer
> valid.
> I am planning to visit the US Virgin Islands in December. Do I need a
> VALID visa to travel the the US Virgin Islands from NY? If not, what
> additional documentation do I need?
You do not need a visa because the Virgin Islands are part of the US.
HOWEVER, you need to make very sure that you catch a nonstop flight from
the US. Many flights to the USVI stop over in other Caribbean countries,
and that would be deadly for you. Not even a stopover in the British
Virgin Islands (and you also shouldn't go on trips out on the ocean
without double-checking that you can come back!)
> I am currently working in NY and have H1 status (INS approval), but no
> H1B visa. I entered the US on an F-1 student visa, which is no longer
> valid.
> I am planning to visit the US Virgin Islands in December. Do I need a
> VALID visa to travel the the US Virgin Islands from NY? If not, what
> additional documentation do I need?
You do not need a visa because the Virgin Islands are part of the US.
HOWEVER, you need to make very sure that you catch a nonstop flight from
the US. Many flights to the USVI stop over in other Caribbean countries,
and that would be deadly for you. Not even a stopover in the British
Virgin Islands (and you also shouldn't go on trips out on the ocean
without double-checking that you can come back!)
