Any cruise without US visa

[Thokkalee]

11 minutes ago, windows_admin said:

GC EAD meeda vellocha?

AP unte no issues.. 

[godfather03]

10 hours ago, Thokkalee said:

My personal experience about this, My H1b visa expired and my wife`s H4 visa expired, we only have Valid i94 and i797, we take cruise in NYC with Norwegian Bliss. Before we go to the terminal, we called CBP New York Field Office 4 times, we got the same and sound answer that we are good to go, we do not need a valid visa to come back, they gave me the reason is it is a closed loop cruise there is no actual exit out of the U.S.. And they told me CBP will not be in the terminal until the cruise come back, but we are still upset, we went to the terminal on Dec 13th 2019, and the Norwegian staff seems know the drill, and the supervisor knows the whole thing, however she still needs to bring our documents to the ship, the board control team, to double check if we could board. After 20 mins she came back and told us we are good to go, and she told us , there is another gentlemen from board control team told us we are good to go as well. After we come back we go through the CBP, the officer only check the bio page of the passport. So through the whole process, we understand if you take cruise from NYC and it is a closed loop cruise to bahamas and bermuda. You are good to go. This is for sure!! I hope everyone who wants to take cruise to these two places and board at NYC could find my experience useful!
 

This person went to Bahamas with an I797.. 

Of course, it is always better to check with the cruise line or the port office.. 

It is a valuable post man...

[PhillyDotNetGuy]

1 hour ago, godfather03 said:

It is a valuable post man...

I still see different opinions on this online search. people saying returning back from bahamas need US visa

[Original Profile]

most of the ppl already answered. i went to mexico cruise with expired visa. asalu return lo there wont be any immigration officials...just casual check anthe.....and velle appudu cruise officials i797 chusi pampistharu...there wont be any record in i94 either

[PhillyDotNetGuy]

4 minutes ago, Original Profile said:

most of the ppl already answered. i went to mexico cruise with expired visa. asalu return lo there wont be any immigration officials...just casual check anthe.....and velle appudu cruise officials i797 chusi pampistharu...there wont be any record in i94 either

so should be same case with bahamas?

[no01]

2 hours ago, PhillyDotNetGuy said:

so should be same case with bahamas?

Exact rule aithe theliyadhu...nenu cruise lo Bahamas ki vellanu and got down to spend a day in that island and back to Miami port...I had US visa, but return lo there was no POE process like airport. Just oka officer was standing and ppl were just showing their visas/documents etc anthe....no record, no checks nothing.

[Original Profile]

8 hours ago, PhillyDotNetGuy said:

so should be same case with bahamas?

Never went to Bahamas. But heard the same. No visa check while coming back. Edhi vunna velle time lo ne