Trip to Puerto Rico without Advance parole

[NSTJ18]

I don't have my advance parole yet, and my husband and I are considering a trip to PR in July.
Has anyone done that? Will it really be just like a domestic flight without costums? I am worried about entering both PR and back in the main land.
TIA

[newacct]

You should be fine as long as your bring your I-485 receipt.

[Cindyklk]

whoever is NOT a citizen is up for a surprise here...

[absolut.]

you dont even need your 485 receipt. I went with my wife a few months ago (shes doing AOS) and she just brought her canadian passport. Its as if though youre flying within the USA. Its a domestic flight, there are no customs.

[NSTJ18]

you dont even need your 485 receipt. I went with my wife a few months ago (shes doing AOS) and she just brought her canadian passport. Its as if though youre flying within the USA. Its a domestic flight, there are no customs.

That is good to know!!

[NSTJ18]

whoever is NOT a citizen is up for a surprise here...

I guess this is also true in the mainland.

[newacct]

It's a little complicated because people report that they do go through CBP checks when flying to the US from a US territory, and they do need a passport, even though they are both inside the US immigration system. But people have also reported that they were fine going through without a valid visa, unlike an entry to the US which needs a valid visa, so they are probably just checking that you are staying legally in the US. Having a pending I-485 allows you to stay in the US, so that is why it is probably fine with an I-485 receipt.

[NSTJ18]

It's a little complicated because people report that they do go through CBP checks when flying to the US from a US territory, and they do need a passport, even though they are both inside the US immigration system. But people have also reported that they were fine going through without a valid visa, unlike an entry to the US which needs a valid visa, so they are probably just checking that you are staying legally in the US. Having a pending I-485 allows you to stay in the US, so that is why it is probably fine with an I-485 receipt.

You are correct. People have different experience and you can't tell which one you'll end up with.
I just wish that there were clear rules about it. I hate this "there's always a risk" kind of thing.

[cptfll]

I flew from Fort Lauderdale to San Juan and back in July 2018. I took my passport and all my immigration receipts with, and no one asked me for anything. I used my drivers licence to go through TSA in FLL and SJU. They made me scan my bags through a customs agriculture scanner when leaving SJU, but otherwise it was exactly like boarding a domestic flight.

I didn't have my AP yet at the time either, but my lawyer assured me that it would be fine as I wasn't leaving the US.

[NSTJ18]

I flew from Fort Lauderdale to San Juan and back in July 2018. I took my passport and all my immigration receipts with, and no one asked me for anything. I used my drivers licence to go through TSA in FLL and SJU. They made me scan my bags through a customs agriculture scanner when leaving SJU, but otherwise it was exactly like boarding a domestic flight.

I didn't have my AP yet at the time either, but my lawyer assured me that it would be fine as I wasn't leaving the US.

it's good to hear stories from someone that went through it.
They do the same agriculture scan in Hawaii.