As a resident alien of the US do I need a passport to travel to Puerto Rico and back?

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scorpionitty

The passport requirement does NOT apply to U.S. citizens (legal residents) traveling to or returning directly from a U.S. territory. U.S. citizens returning directly from a U.S. territory are not considered to have left the United States and do not need to present a passport. U.S. territories include the following: Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Gringarican

For the guy whose daughter in law went to guam, Puerto Rico is not "another country". It is a part of the United States! Puerto Ricans have the same rights as I did from Ohio, except that they can not vote for President of the United States.

La Flaca

If you are not a resident of the US, then bring your passport just in case.

No passport is required and if you have a state driving licence that can be used as your form of ID.

I only ever had to show my driving licence when travelling between PR and the states (green card holder, non citizen).

If you have your green card, I would also recommend that you have that with you or at least a copy, as you never know when they may ask you for extra proof. But like I said, I only ever had to show my driving licence

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For you and Firebug....

This is taken directly from the US government site:

Q. Will travelers from U.S. territories need to present a passport to enter the United States?

No. These territories are a part of the United States. U.S. citizens returning directly from a U.S. territory are not considered to have left the U.S. territory and do not need to present a passport. U.S. territories include the following: Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swains Island and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

So if you do not need one to enter the US from Puerto Rico, I don't think you will need one to enter Puerto Rico from the US.

As long as you are in the States legally, you should only need to show a valid ID.

Not sure why the other poster had a problem with Guam

shinningstarofthecarribean

It Depends Where are You Coming from????

Directly from any Other State...All you need is Your Alien Resident Card...

From Other country...Passport+Visa+ID.

Yo soy boricua

Sorry you can't go or come back.

FireBug

I'm assuming that after 9-11 almost everyone needs a passport to leave the country and even though Puerto Rico is part of the U.S, it is still a foreign country. I would double check with a travel agent before hand. We had a similar problem when our daughter in law went to Guam to see our son. We were told that she didn't need a passport, but once she got there, they informed her that she needed one. It was such a mess. The best thing to do is have one. Better to be safe than sorry.

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