Kungenxa yokuba uhambo oluya ePuerto Rico ngokuqinisekileyo lufanelekile njengendawo yokubaleka yetropiki, oko akuthethi ukuba kufuneka uzise ipasipoti. Ngaphandle kweengxelo kunye namahemuhemu , akukho pasipoti okanye imfuneko yokundwendwela kubemi baseU.S. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, iPuerto Rico ligunya laseMelika elisemthethweni. Iziqithi zeVirgin Islands zase-US, kubandakanya iSt.Thomas, iSt. John, kunye neSt. Croix ziindawo ezingenapasipoti zabemi base-US.