Travel documents

[cjd930]

I have a friend that wants to accompany his father on the Breakaway this Sunday, unfortunately he is unable to locate his passport and is not a U.S. citizen. Born in Uruguay. He does have a vald drivers license and a permanent resident card issued by Homeland Security will this get him on the ship?

[sparks1093]

I have a friend that wants to accompany his father on the Breakaway this Sunday, unfortunately he is unable to locate his passport and is not a U.S. citizen. Born in Uruguay. He does have a vald drivers license and a permanent resident card issued by Homeland Security will this get him on the ship?

 

According to DHS it will, but it may not be enough to get him off the ship in port- if the port requires a citizen of Uruguay to have a passport or a visa it will be a no go.

[rbrugler]

"The Friend" had better call NCL and get the answer from them, not DHS, whoever that is. Get the agent's name.

[Hawaiidan]

Getting on the ship as a not citizen requires a passport.. As mentioned he can not get off the ship... More importantly the ship will require a passport in order for the ship to be cleared.

All passengers aboard MUST be included whether the get off or not !

 

The there is return to the US..and having to pass trough both customs and Immigration!!!! Very likely he will be denied re-entry without a passport.

 

In this political and geo-political climate I would highly doubt any carrier, airline, bus or even ship would accept anyone for travel outside the country to a foreign country.

[garycarla]

Green Card Rules Here:

 

http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-green-card-granted/international-travel-permanent-resident

 

It does NOT speak to a cruise.

 

Or what each country may require. As mentioned, the fact that you are on the ship is what appears to count when a ship docks, onboard or getting off does not matter.

[mpk218]

Cruise Docs..

 

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1139/~/documents-needed-to-take-a-cruise

[njhorseman]

"The Friend" had better call NCL and get the answer from them, not DHS, whoever that is. Get the agent's name.

 

 

 

DHS is the Department of Homeland Security, which makes the rules that passengers, airlines and cruise lines have to follow. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of DHS, actually enforces those rules at entry points to the US.

 

No NCL agent can override those rules and having the agent's name would be worthless.

 

It is important to note that some cruise lines actually have rules more stringent than those imposed by DHS, so it is important to check for that possibility, but the cruise lines and their agent have absolutely no authority to require less documentation than DHS requires.

Edited September 26, 2014 by njhorseman

[bluesea777]

The friend MUST locate his passport .... :eek:

[jl427]

My wife and daughter have traveled on cruises to Alaska and the Bahamas using their green cards. The green card was the only document that anyone wanted to see whether it was checking in, Canadian customs at border, US customs when coming back from Canada, or when arriving back in the US after the cruises. The passports from their native country was always handed back without being looked at. We did check on visa/passport requirements for each country we visited and confirmed what documents were needed. They would have needed a visa for Canada if they did not have permanent resident status. In the Bahamas, their passports would have worked in addition to the green cards .

 

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