Immigration Question

[richard1s]

I recently read that if a cruise ship comes into a US port after visiting a foreign port, everyone on board must be processed thru US Customs, even if they stay on board. For example, if the order of the ports is San Juan, St Martin and then US Virgin Islands, passengers need to process thru US Customs on the 3rd stop, USVI. Is this correct?

Thanks for any input.

[Sueseb]

You are correct. We had to go through immigration in San Juan because we had been to the Bahamas first. We were already late getting to San Juan because of a medical emergency aboard (a child evacuated by Coast Guard helicoptor) and then were held up by immigration before we could go ashore. Of course part of the problem were pax who never showed up where they were supposed to be at the proper time. In-structions were very specific and it should have been simple.

[dogladyjw]

Is our govenment trying to make visiting anywhere but in the US by US citizens as difficult and unpleasant as possible. No wonder we are known as the ugly americans. Now we are being ugly to ourselves too.

[jbond]

Is our govenment trying to make visiting anywhere but in the US by US citizens as difficult and unpleasant as possible. No wonder we are known as the ugly americans. Now we are being ugly to ourselves too.

As far as I know that has always the policy. It's the same policy that on a flight from London to Los Angeles, stopping in Dallas, you have to reclaim your luggage in Dallas, clear Immigration and Customs.