Can a person that is waiting on his green card travel?
Answer:
Porto Rico doesn't count, the person must remain in the ''continental United States'' Porto Rico is not a state.
Porto Rico is not an USA state so you can't go there you need to stay on the American soil
Yikes are you serious!! Porto Rico is in the Americas but in nooooo way is it in the United States.
If he really really needs to go home..he could run the border into Mexico and back...lol.
Serioulsy though..if there is a death in the family or something...there has to be a way to leave and return for a short time ...surely.
It's "Puerto Rico" not "porto rico". And yes Puerto Rico counts as US soil. But he needs to be a legal resident or to have a legal visa or US citizenship and a valid US Id to be able to get into the plane.
If he is not a "legal resident" or carrier of a valid visa he wont be allowed into the plane. He could be arrested and deported. But call inmigration services, they can answer for free and you will get accurate information based on his legal status.
He should be ok if s/he has a valid passport, since it is a US territory, but it may be best to wait for a travel document.
whenever you leave the continental USA, you need a passport, because even though Puerto Rico or Hawaii are considered part of the US, you are temporarily leaving US territory to be in International Airspace, so you need a passport.
Why would you go to PR anyway? It sucks.
Come to Cozumel
Ok. Long and short of it is that Puerto Rico is part of the United States. You can travel there... period. You DO NOT have to have a passport just because you are flying over international waters. (That's the dumbest thing I ever heard. Well, no it's not but it is close.) IF the new regulations go into affect in 2008 you will need a passport for travel into the United States (but remember - PR is considered in the US) from the western hemisphere. Previously you didn't need a passport for that.
Now, having said all that, you must have a valid, government issued identification (sometimes 2) in order to board an airplane.
Now, you didn't mention this person's status. Did he come to the US on a lawful visa and is awaiting his Lawfully Admitted for Permanent Resident (LAPR) status (not green-card status)? If not, has he been granted an employment authorization document, has he been paroled? These will allow him the right to move about the country (PR is a commonwealth of the US just like Massachusetts and Virginia. The only difference is Mass and VA have state's rights.)
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