thanks Rosalie...your information and the hyperlink you referred to was
helpful and authoritative.
So, the answer is that it IS NOT THE SAME as flying to other US cities since
those flights only require a government-issued picture id, not a proof of
citizenship. Having a Florida driver's license does not mean you are a
citizen of the United States!
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> From: Rosalie B.
> Organization: mindspring.
> Reply-To: gmbeasley@mindspring.com
> Newsgroups: rec.travel.caribbean
> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:10:09 GMT
> Subject: Re: Re-entering the US from US Virgin Islands
>
> x-no-archive:yes Don Wiss wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 03:40:56 -0500, wrote:
>>
>>> When re-entering the US from one of the US Virgin Islands (such as a
>>> roundtrip vacation from Miami to St. Thomas), does one need a passport
>>> coming back into the US? Or is a state driver's license sufficient? Do they
>>> actually check the IDs of everyone coming back in from such a flight?
>>
>> The USVI is the US. So the same as flying between any city within the US.
>>
> Actually that's not quite correct. Since it is easy to get to the
> USVI from another country without going through immigration, they
> require a more stringent proof.
>
> ----------
>
> http://www.usvi.net/us-ins/html/travel_back....html says:
>
>> Due to the location of the territory, the United States Virgin Islands has a
>> pre-clearance inspection process for all flights from the territory to
>> destinations in Puerto Rico or the Continental United States. This process
>> requires all passengers to present proof of citizenship to immigration to the
>> satisfaction of the inspecting officer.
>>
>> Proof of citizenship is accomplished by presenting one of the following:
>>
>> A passport issued under competent authority
>> An Alien Registration Card (green card).
>> (United States of America permanent residents only.)
>> A certified copy of a birth certificate with government issued photo
>> identification. (Canadian and United States citizens only.)
>> Certificate of Naturalization, issued by the United States Immigration and
>> Naturalization Service.
>> If you are neither a citizen of the United States nor a Lawful Permanent
>> Resident of the United States you must present one of the following with your
>> passport.
>>
>
> And then they go into citizens from other countries.
>
> grandma Rosalie
> http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/
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