Can I visit other states?

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Want to ask a quick question. Let’s say I come to California and get admitted entry does that mean I can visit other states during my visit too?

You really think there is Immigration at each states borders?

But don't take full-strength beer from Las Vegas into Utah - it's against the law!

But there again, Utah is basically another country.

Speaking of another country, California is going to leave the USA, and break into 3 countries, one for for the conservatives, one for the liberals, and the other for the nut jobs that that prefer a socialist/communist rule.

A serious answer: I know that occasionally some countries set up immigration controls between sections of the country. That is not the case in the US. If you are admitted into ne state, you can go to any of the other 49 states without a problem. The only thing you might run into is an agricultural baggage inspection between Hawaii and other states. This is done to prevent insects and other pests from being introduced to the mainland.

Sorry, Mr. Moto, but the proposal to split California into three state’s has been removed from the November ballot, due to concerns about its compliance with the California constitution.

There are also a few state border checkpoints, one down near San Clemente north of San Diego, which sometimes stops a car for secondary screening (mainly for smuggling of illegal aliens and narcotics) and a couple near the border with Arizona.

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There are occasionally agricultural check points between some states. Hawaii especially. But otherwise there’s nothing more than a sign saying welcome to Nevada

thanks!!

While there are some agricultural control zones, entry to any one of the 48 states in the continental US allows access to the other 48 states.

I know there are special visas for Guam only, not sure if there are also Hawaii or Alaska only visas. I dont think so.

Only if you are an indigenous person from Chukotka in Russia. There’s zero customs check between Alaska and the lower 48

We're visiting American Samoa in October ... American Samoans are American nationals but not citizens ... or something ... and don't vote, or have automatic entry into the 50 states. But our US National Park pass will work there.

American Samoa is a different animal. They have a different system and has a check between Hawaii and Pago Pago. Americans need a passport to enter

There’s zero customs check between Alaska and the lower 48

There was precious little (ie zero) between Alaska and Canada as well - at least in our brief experience (Skagway to BC and the Yukon).

There’s definitely a stop between Alaska and Canada.

We saw the station at the top of the pass for sure, but it was all closed up. Coincidentally, this was four years ago today Australian time (Friday 29 August 2014).

You drove through the Fraser crossing without a check?

We drove from Skagway to Whitehorse (and return) on the Klondike Hwy with no checks at all - quite a few cars did.

@ junglejurd
American Samoa National Park has a crew of firefighters that get sent to mainland US fires. They are known for their singing. See my post here

Very nice ... and (somewhat to my disappointment) I discover that American Samoa National Park has free entry, so I don't need my America the Beautiful pass ... and I can't find any assets on Kauai or Oahu where I could use it either.

I remember seeing offices marked as "Port of Entry" on Interstate Freeways. I had the impression they were there to inspect trucks, but as it was well north of the Mexican border, I thought it had something to do with interstate commerce.

Those are only for trucks/lorries. They weigh them, check paperwork etc.

f course you can go to all the states once you enter the country xD

When we lived in Tennessee, we were not too far from South Fulton, Tennessee and Fulton, Kentucky. Main Street doubled as the state line, and the restaurants were all on the Kentucky side because that county/city allowed beer and wine sales while South Fulton was in a 'dry' county.

The main street of Coolangatta (Gold Coast Australia) also serves as the state line - and for many years all the gambling (slots mostly) was on the NSW side, because they were illegal in Queensland. This has changed, with all states except WA now having legal casinos and slots.

But NSW observes Daylight Saving Time and Queensland does not - so as you cross the main street for six months a year, you gain or lose an hour. Need to double-check your doctor's appointments or tee-time at the golf club!

We still have some 'dry' local government areas within the city of Melbourne (hangovers from the Temperance Movement of the early 20th Century) ... and hotels plus liquor stores and licensed restaurants cluster around the borders.

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