AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING – US Passports are NOT required for US Citizens visiting the USVI.\u00a0 State driver’s licenses that conform to the REAL ID program are acceptable forms of identification, but I would CHECK FIRST before traveling.\u00a0 The way you can tell if your diver’s license is REAL ID compliant is the star in the upper right hand corner of the license.<\/p>\n
One website states, “Starting October 1, 2020, every state and territory resident will need to present a REAL ID<\/b>–compliant<\/b>\u00a0license\/ID<\/b>\u00a0or another acceptable form of\u00a0identification<\/b> (like a passport or passport card) for accessing federal facilities \u2014 including boarding commercial aircraft.”<\/p>\n
I would make SRUE your non-passport ID is compliant before spending a lot of money to come here, only to learn you can’t board the plane at the airport as your diver’s license isn’t compliant.<\/p>\n
Strange as it may sound, you WILL be required to clear US Customs & immigration when you are returning to the US mainland (or Puerto Rico) from the USVI. The good thing is that you will clear customs here in the USVI. I know, I know, it shouldn’t be this way, but that’s the way it is.<\/p>\n
At least you no longer have to fill out the blue customs declaration form! If you are on a 737 or larger, get to the airport 1.5 to 2.0 hours BEFORE your flight.<\/p>\n
Duty Free Exemption – US$1,600.00 Per Person:<\/p>\n
U.S. citizens, including children, can return with up to $1,600.00 worth of duty-free merchandise every 30 days from the U.S. Virgin Islands. The duty free allowance is $800 from elsewhere in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n
Alcoholic Beverages:<\/p>\n
U.S. residents 21 years of age and older can return to the mainland with four liters of liquor, duty free. Add a 5th liter duty free if it is a product made in the U.S. Virgin Islands! Compare this to the one-liter-per-person duty free limit outside the U.S. territory, including stores on board cruise ships.<\/p>\n
Tobacco Products:<\/p>\n
U.S. citizens age 21 or older are allowed up to 100 cigars (not of Cuban origin) and up to 5 cartons, or 1,000 cigarettes duty free, per person, if purchased in the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n
DISCLAIMER: This information was downloaded from the internet in April 2013. It’s always best to check current regulations. Here’s a good place to do that:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.iatatravelcentre.com\/VI-Virgin-Islands-customs-currency-airport-tax-regulations-details.htm<\/p>\n
Safe Travels!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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