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Originally Posted by tld221
I imagine the travel.gov site would be most accurate - they say no, because St. Thomas is a US Territory. Makes sense to me. But I just called a passport agency and theyre like "YES YOU NEED A PASSPORT FOR ANYWHERE OUTSIDE THE CONTIGUOUS 48!!!!"
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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
ETA: The passport agency told you that Alaska and Hawaii require passports? That sounds pretty suspicious. If you are flying American, their website clearly says you do not need one.
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Originally Posted by DolphinChicaDDD
The passport agency people are stupid. I was recently in Hawai'i, and I certianly didn't need a passport.
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When I read tld's post about what the agency person said, I was *cough*bullshit*cough.
But sadly, it's actually a pretty common misconception with people who do live in the Continental U.S. As a lifelong Hawai'i resident I've never had to produce a passport to travel domestically.
Anyway, from the
USVI Tourism Website
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A person currently may travel to and from the United States to the US Virgin Islands without a passport or other document, but under proposed regulations, would be required to have this documentation in order to re-enter the US Virgin Islands from the British Virgin Islands or another country.
According to the Initiative, US citizens traveling to the United States Virgin Islands, as well as to Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa will continue to be able to use established forms of identification to board flights, and for entry to the region.
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