What Islands Are Included Within the Meaning of Adjacent Islands?
The term “adjacent islands” is defined in section 101(b)(5) of the INA and for the purposes of the VWP includes: • Anguilla • Antigua • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Barbuda • Bermuda • Bonaire • British Virgin Islands • Cayman Islands • Cuba* • Curacao • Dominica • Dominican Republic • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Haiti • Jamaica • Marie-Galante • Martinique • Miquelon • Montserrat • Saba • Saint-Barthelemy • Saint Christopher • Saint Eustatius • Saint Kitts-Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Maarten • Saint Martin • Saint Pierre • Saint Vincent • Grenadines • Trinidad • Tobago • Turks and Caicos Islands • Other British, French and Netherlands territory or possessions bordering on the Caribbean Sea.* Cuba is not always treated as an Adjacent Island nation for the purposes of entry into the U.S. It is excluded when the specific reference so states.
