Do the virgin islands require a passport?

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It would be best if you had said which country you are a citizen of. Nevertheless, if you are a US citizen you do not need one to travel to the US Virgin Islands.

http://www.ajc.com/travel/content/travel/articles/stories/2007/01/23/0121nopassport.html

CathRun

No. We own them. Puerto Rico, too.
Use your driver's license or a US birth cert for kids.

Shasha J

Because the US Virgin Islands is US territory all you need is a government issued picture id (ie a drivers license) when traveling within the US. You do need a passport to travel outside the US. The British Virgin Islands require a passport to travel in and out of the territory

Anakin

No, the US Virgin Islands are a US territory. If you are making a direct flight from the US to VI, you just need you DL or ID, if you are US citizen or resident. Same thing happen if the flight make a stop in Puerto Rico, you don't need a passport either. VI and PR counts as domestics flights.

This is what the Home Land Security web says:
Traveling to and from U.S. Territories. U.S. Citizens traveling to and 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 American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Swains Island and U.S. Virgin Islands.

caribiadigest

i think that what is confusing, is that people may be asked to verify citizenship as well as identity. in this case, a certified copy of a U.S. birth certificate will suffice, alongside a government issued photo ID such as driver license. for children the birth cert ok.

coming in, you are not asked, but you are outside the customs zone in the U.S.V.I. and as you re-enter the continent you should be able to verify your citizenship. the passport is NOT required of U.S. citizens, even after june.

this is a point of much confusion because sometimes even staff members are unsure. please visit travel.state.gov always. note that the U.S.V.I. are NOT covered by the western hemisphere travel initiative. also see the homeland security page that contains this info:

"Traveling to and from U.S. Territories. U.S. Citizens traveling to and 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 American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Swains Island and U.S. Virgin Islands."

now, please tell a friend so we can nip this thread, it's on all forums, and people are getting more and more confused.

Cory B

Sticking with the virgin islands. If you are a U.S citizen then you do not need a passport but you will need one to travel to the British Virgin Islands. And if you are a British citizen then you do not need a passport to travel to the British Virgin Islands but you will need one to travel to the US Virgin Islands if you are a citizen of any other country then you will need a passport to travel to either set of Islands. This will be the same after June first for those that believe otherwise check out the link of the caribbean region where the passport card is required

Joyce

the british virgin islands do unless you are on a cruise and depart from the us

no one

The U.S. Virgin Islands are part of the USA. So, if you are a U.S. citizen, you don't need a passport to go there, and you can U.S. money there as well.

pirataviejo

According to the LATEST STATE DEPT. RULING... you WILL require a Passport to re-enter the U.S. after JUNE FIRST.. and that includes Puerto Rico and the U.S.V.I. The only exceptions are for children under 16 who are traveling as part of a group.

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