UA says Passport Required for Puerto Rico
Sep 2, 2018, 12:22 pm
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As the returning flight is domestic, you will never see immigration or customs. The only ID checks are TSA (which does not care about destination) and if you check a bag (which if you don't will not occur).
Sep 2, 2018, 12:28 pm
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Sep 2, 2018, 12:32 pm
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What I am getting it is how the borders are being administered currently is defying some logic and past precedents. It wouldn't be a surprise to me if places like Guam and PR were getting "confused" as part of that.
I don't know anything for a fact, except that I keep reading about bizarre passport and citizenship issues going on.
I don't know anything for a fact, except that I keep reading about bizarre passport and citizenship issues going on.
Sep 2, 2018, 12:33 pm
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Unless something has changed recently this is total my experience so not sure what all this is about.
Sep 2, 2018, 12:40 pm
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What happens at borders is for Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
Sep 2, 2018, 12:47 pm
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There is no border in the case of a domestic flight from PR and this thread is about a UA "statement" -- which was likely misunderstood / misread.
What happens at borders is for Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
What happens at borders is for Checkpoints and Borders Policy Debate
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Sep 2, 2018, 1:16 pm
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the opening line of the article seems very clear and unambiguous
If your itinerary includes only U.S. states and territories, you don't need to bring your passport
Previously US citizens traveling in North America and the Caribbean have used just a drivers license -- that is becoming less viable BUT it is not relevant to this domestic flight discussion.
Sep 2, 2018, 1:22 pm
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There is no international border and no border ID checks when flying domestical from Perto Rico. That is a simple fact.
That article is mixing cruise and other non-USA island travel with port of entry into Puerto Rico -- and yes there then are document checks and passports a good idea.
the opening line of the article seems very clear and unambiguous
The comments about USCBP are only relevant when you are at a port of entry -- which Puerto Rico can be for many cruises, however, we are discussing a domestic flight on UA.
Previously US citizens traveling in North America and the Caribbean have used just a drivers license -- that is becoming less viable BUT it is not relevant to this domestic flight discussion.
That article is mixing cruise and other non-USA island travel with port of entry into Puerto Rico -- and yes there then are document checks and passports a good idea.
the opening line of the article seems very clear and unambiguous
The comments about USCBP are only relevant when you are at a port of entry -- which Puerto Rico can be for many cruises, however, we are discussing a domestic flight on UA.
Previously US citizens traveling in North America and the Caribbean have used just a drivers license -- that is becoming less viable BUT it is not relevant to this domestic flight discussion.
Not sure why you insist that it isn't relevant to the discussion. This thread below is old but it is evidence that flights to PR are sometimes boarded for random checks. Either way, I carry both my passports with me everywhere.
Random ID checks on flights to PR
Sep 2, 2018, 1:35 pm
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Not sure why you insist that it isn't relevant to the discussion. This thread below is old but it is evidence that flights to PR are sometimes boarded for random checks. Either way, I carry both my passports with me everywhere.
Random ID checks on flights to PR
Random ID checks on flights to PR
I also carry my passport for reasons stated earlier in the thread.
Note these very rare random checks have been reported for flights other than PR and if they were even remotely common, one would not need to reach back eight years.
The reason for correcting incorrect information is not every US citizen has a passport (less than 10%) and that lack should not inhibit them from traveling to Puerto Rico any than more Hawaii or New Mexico or somewhere esle in the USA they wish to travel by airline.
Some of us chose to carry a passport during our all travels but to suggest you should or have to for domestic travel is incorrect.
Sep 2, 2018, 2:23 pm
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Sep 2, 2018, 2:59 pm
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This has been reported before, it's simply an error by the document checker who assumed you had an international flight since you were clearing security at the international terminal. They're not hiring Rhodes Scholars for these positions.
Sep 2, 2018, 3:04 pm
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There is no TSA at SFO. SFO contracts Covenant Security.
This has been reported before, it's simply an error by the document checker who assumed you had an international flight since you were clearing security at the international terminal. They're not hiring Rhodes Scholars for these positions.
This has been reported before, it's simply an error by the document checker who assumed you had an international flight since you were clearing security at the international terminal. They're not hiring Rhodes Scholars for these positions.
Sep 2, 2018, 3:14 pm
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I was going to LHR from ORD last year. I gave the TSA doc checker my DL and BP. He insisted in seeing my passport. I declined, stating that TSA is not customs or immigration and they only have to verify that the BP and the name on it matched my ID. He wouldn't back down. Asked for a supervisor. Supervisor came and backed me up.