How to apply for a U.S. passport from Puerto Rico
The passport is a federal procedure. What citizenship evidence is needed, where the application is submitted, and how to reach the official site.
August 13, 2026
Travel & Passports
U.S. passports, REAL ID and travel documents.
14 guides
The ferry to Vieques and Culebra: fares, vehicles and ticket rules
It leaves from Ceiba. An adult fare is $2.00, a compact car $13.00 one way, and there are no refunds for any reason.
August 17, 2026
The Cataño ferry to Old San Juan: times and fares
A twelve-minute crossing for $2.00. People 60 to 74 and people with disabilities pay $0.50, and 75 and over ride free.
August 17, 2026
Boating in Puerto Rico: licence, sticker and life jackets
If you were born after July 1, 1972 you need a course and exam to operate. Under-12s wear life jackets, and the alcohol limit drops with age.
August 23, 2026
Airport wifi: the 15 free minutes the law requires for passengers
Act 42-2008 orders wireless internet at Ports Authority terminals, with at least 15 free minutes a day for passengers.
August 24, 2026
Boat marbete: an extension when the federal government cannot issue your certificate
Act 170-2026 lets DRNA extend your marbete up to 90 days when a federal agency cannot issue your documentation for reasons beyond your control.
August 27, 2026
Boating accident: what the law requires
Help first, give your details and report: twelve hours for death or injury, forty-eight if damage tops a hundred dollars, plus a written report to DRNA.
August 31, 2026
Boating tickets and fines in Puerto Rico
You have thirty days to seek reconsideration. The fine is entered on the vessel’s register and blocks the sticker and any transfer until it is paid.
August 31, 2026
When your vessel is deemed abandoned
A sticker expired six months is enough to meet the definition. Thirty days to answer, sixty before seizure and auction, then collection of the debt.
August 31, 2026
Claiming an abandoned vessel
The Act opens a route: certified letter, newspaper notice, Police and Justice certifications, a sworn statement and a fee that cannot exceed fifty dollars.
August 31, 2026
Lodging: what the host owes the guest and the guest owes the host
A clean room, measures for the guest’s life, health and goods, and respect for their privacy. The guest pays, takes care, and declares valuables.
September 9, 2026
The contract of carriage: delay, damage, and who answers
A late carrier loses freight in proportion, and all of it if it took double the period. And it answers for damage unless it proves another’s fault.
September 9, 2026
Travelling as a passenger: safety covers boarding and getting off too
The carrier must move you with your luggage and guarantee your safety during the journey, boarding and disembarking. And you have six duties.
September 9, 2026
Your cargo arrived damaged: you have ten days to report it
The Civil Code gives the consignee ten days from receiving the cargo to tell the shipper of loss or damage that was not visible on receipt.
September 9, 2026
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