# Puerto Rico visa requirements by passport

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026.

Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available.

## Visa-free (6)

- [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-puerto-rico-visa-free)
- [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-puerto-rico-visa-free)
- [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-puerto-rico-visa-free)
- [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-puerto-rico-visa-free)
- [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-puerto-rico-visa-free)
- [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-puerto-rico-visa-free)

## ETA (42)

- [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-puerto-rico-eta)
- [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-puerto-rico-eta)
- [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-puerto-rico-eta)
- [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-puerto-rico-eta)
- [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-puerto-rico-eta)
- [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-puerto-rico-eta)
- [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-puerto-rico-eta)

## Visa required (112)

- [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-puerto-rico-visa)
- [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-puerto-rico-visa)
- [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-puerto-rico-visa)
- [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-puerto-rico-visa)
- [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-puerto-rico-visa)
- [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-puerto-rico-visa)
- [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-puerto-rico-visa)
- [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-puerto-rico-visa)
- [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-puerto-rico-visa)
- [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-puerto-rico-visa)

## Entry restricted (39)

- [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)

## Official evidence timeline

- **January 1, 2026 — PP 10998 full ordinary-visitor entry suspension** (Entry restricted)
  PP 10998 fully suspends the specified nationals' and Palestinian Authority document holders' ordinary visitor entry and visa issuance, subject to its express grandfathering and exceptions.
  - The suspension took effect at 12:01 a.m. EST on 2026-01-01 and applies only to people outside the United States then who lacked a valid visa; PP 10998 does not revoke earlier visas.
  - Categorical exceptions include lawful permanent residents, specified diplomatic or official visa holders, qualifying special immigrant visas, and certain major-sporting-event participants.
  - The immigrant-visa exception for ethnic and religious minorities facing persecution in Iran applies only to the Iran relationship.
  - A dual national is outside the restriction when travelling on a passport issued by a country not designated by PP 10998.
  - The Attorney General, Secretary of State, or Secretary of Homeland Security may grant an individual critical-national-interest or national-interest exception under the proclamation.
  - The proclamation does not limit asylum, refugee status, withholding of removal, or Convention Against Torture protection under United States law.
  - For PS, the full restriction attaches to travel on Palestinian Authority-issued or -endorsed travel documents, not nationality alone.
  Official sources:
  - [The White House: Presidential Proclamation 10998: full entry suspension](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/)
  - [United States Department of State: PP 10998 current full visa-issuance suspension](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-visa-issuance-to-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states.html)
  - [Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(38), geographical definition of United States](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101&num=0&edition=prelim)

- **January 1, 2026 — PP 10998 partial B-1/B-2 visitor-entry suspension** (Entry restricted)
  PP 10998 suspends B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visitor entry and visa issuance for the specified nationals, subject to its express grandfathering and exceptions.
  - For ordinary short visitors, the partial suspension covers B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas; it also covers F, M, J, and immigrant visas outside this visitor policy.
  - The suspension took effect at 12:01 a.m. EST on 2026-01-01 and applies only to people outside the United States then who lacked a valid visa; PP 10998 does not revoke earlier visas.
  - Categorical exceptions include lawful permanent residents, specified diplomatic or official visa holders, qualifying special immigrant visas, and certain major-sporting-event participants.
  - A dual national is outside the restriction when travelling on a passport issued by a country not designated by PP 10998.
  - The Attorney General, Secretary of State, or Secretary of Homeland Security may grant an individual critical-national-interest or national-interest exception under the proclamation.
  - The proclamation does not limit asylum, refugee status, withholding of removal, or Convention Against Torture protection under United States law.
  Official sources:
  - [The White House: Presidential Proclamation 10998: partial B-visitor entry suspension](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/)
  - [United States Department of State: PP 10998 current partial B-visitor visa-issuance suspension](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-visa-issuance-to-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states.html)
  - [Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(38), geographical definition of United States](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101&num=0&edition=prelim)

- **Current official route — Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands: Visa Waiver Program ESTA** (ETA)
  CBP confirms that VWP-country citizens traveling for short business or tourism to Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands require approved ESTA.
  - Only tourism or business stays of 90 days or less under the federal VWP are covered; ESTA must be approved before travel.
  - A compliant e-passport is required. Current federal disqualifications include specified prior travel/presence and certain dual nationalities; an approved ESTA does not guarantee admission.
  - Work, study for credit, residence, diplomatic/official, crew, special-document and a visitor-visa route are outside this policy.
  Official sources:
  - [U.S. Department of State: U.S. Department of State: Visa Waiver Program](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visa-waiver-program.html)
  - [eCFR, Office of the Federal Register / Department of Homeland Security: 8 CFR 212.1: Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.1)

- **Current official route — U.S. ordinary passports: no foreign-visitor visa for the U.S. territories** (Visa-free)
  A U.S. citizen or national is not an alien for federal immigration law; American Samoa also gives U.S. citizens a document route rather than a foreign visitor permit.
  - This is normalized as visa_free because the destinations are territorial codes, not the sovereign United States. American Samoa’s current page specifies documentary requirements for non-resident U.S. citizens.
  - Residence, identity-document alternatives, military orders, emergency waivers, inspection and final admission are not normalized.
  Official sources:
  - [U.S. Government Publishing Office: 8 U.S.C. 1101: Immigration and Nationality Act definitions](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title8/pdf/USCODE-2023-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1101.pdf)
  - [American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs: U.S. citizen/national entry documents](https://legalaffairs.as.gov/copy-of-usn-c-departure-docs)

- **Current official route — Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands: Canadian, Compact and U.S. ordinary passports** (Visa-free)
  Federal law explicitly removes the visitor visa requirement for Canadian citizens and eligible FSM/RMI/Palau Compact citizens; U.S. passport holders are not aliens.
  - For Canada, the exemption is for Canadian citizens, not Canadian permanent residents; E, K, S and V classifications are excluded.
  - For FM, MH and PW, this is an eligible Compact-citizen route, not one for every country-issued document. RMI citizenship/acquisition, passport-sale and adoption exclusions; FSM spouse/child exclusions; and Palau official-passport conditions remain material.
  - Inspection, admissibility, work, residence, crew, transit, official/special documents and final admission remain outside these visitor baseline policies.
  Official sources:
  - [eCFR, Office of the Federal Register / Department of Homeland Security: 8 CFR 212.1: Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.1)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Citizens of Canada and Bermuda](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/citizens-of-canada-and-bermuda.html)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Micronesia, Federated States of: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/MicronesiaFederatedStatesof.html)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Marshall Islands: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/MarshallIslands.html)
  - [U.S. Department of State: Palau: reciprocity and civil documents](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Palau.html)
  - [U.S. Government Publishing Office: 8 U.S.C. 1101: Immigration and Nationality Act definitions](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title8/pdf/USCODE-2023-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1101.pdf)

- **Current official route — Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands: explicit residual visitor-visa baseline** (Visa required)
  The federal documentary regulation expressly requires a valid visa of each arriving nonimmigrant alien except its stated classes; this cohort is outside the U.S., Canadian, Compact and VWP cohorts.
  - This ordinary short-visitor baseline requires a valid unexpired U.S. nonimmigrant visa and passport. A qualifying residence, special document, crew, transit, emergency waiver or individual immigration classification is not normalized into passport-wide access.
  - No eVisa, routine visa-on-arrival or universal electronic authorization is established. Consular issuance and final CBP admission remain required.
  Official sources:
  - [eCFR, Office of the Federal Register / Department of Homeland Security: 8 CFR 212.1: Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.1)
  - [U.S. Government Publishing Office: 8 U.S.C. 1101: Immigration and Nationality Act definitions](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title8/pdf/USCODE-2023-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1101.pdf)

- **Current official route — Federal territories: Bahamian preclearance visitor no-visa route** (Visa-free)
  The federal regulation creates a route-conditioned visitor no-visa exception for Bahamian nationals inspected by a U.S. immigration officer in the Bahamas before or at embarkation.
  - A passport is required. Before or at embarkation on a vessel or aircraft, the traveller must satisfy the examining U.S. immigration officer in the Bahamas that they are clearly and beyond doubt otherwise admissible.
  - This is not an unqualified waiver: other origins, travel modes, work, residence, transit and final admission remain outside the policy.
  Official source:
  - [eCFR, Office of the Federal Register / Department of Homeland Security: 8 CFR 212.1: Documentary requirements for nonimmigrants](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-212/section-212.1)

## Useful links

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