Flying in the U.S. without AOS

[Canerican 242]

I’m sorry OP that you are taking peoples concern for judgment but this risk is not worth it to not apply for AOS. My suggestion is apply, then travel. 

[AnnaYT 23]

1 hour ago, junkmart said:

When did OP say that she was not willing to file and pay for AOS? She never mentioned her priorities, she just asked if she could travel.

Thank you good Sir!  I just wanted an answer I have it so I'm gonna go ahead and file it asap.

[Cryssiekins 976]

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

Avoiding ROC?  But the reward doesn't outweigh the risk.

 

1 hour ago, missileman said:

OK.....good point......agree that the risk is too great......and all the other things that come along with being in limbo.....

Avoiding RoC isn’t a benefit though.  Sure you save $680 and an interview, but is that really such a horrible thing?

 

In my opinion RoC has been the least stressful/worrisome filing with USCIS.  Is it annoying?  Yes, especially with the exorbitant wait time to have it adjudicated, but people shouldn’t look at not having to file it as some sort of win against the system.

 

But yes, you’re both right that the risk to the immigrant spouse FAR outweighs the $$ or effort to assemble the package, and attend the interview  

[mytruelove18 607]

6 hours ago, AnnaYT said:

Hello everybody,

 

I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I got married to an U.S. citizen using the K1 visa about a month ago and soon I want to fly from Atlanta to New York for a few days for vacation reasons and I'd like to know if I have to expect any difficulties since we hadn't filed for adjustment of status yet. Is it necessary to file in order to get on a domestic flight? 

 

Thanks in advance, 

Anna xx

I dont know why people keep scary others, i went to vacation to Las Vegas and no problem in domestic flight you dont go through inmigration.

A cousin of mine went to Puerto Rico without aos file and he was fine.

When you flight donestic cbp dont check you

[Ash.1101 1,755]

15 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

I dont know why people keep scary others, i went to vacation to Las Vegas and no problem in domestic flight you dont go through inmigration.

A cousin of mine went to Puerto Rico without aos file and he was fine.

When you flight donestic cbp dont check you

Plenty of people do plenty of things that may get them caught for other things and they are fine.

It doesn't mean everyone will be fine.

A lot of people push off AOS. A lady recently was a passenger in a car that was pulled over, she was asked for identification and proof of stay and her I-94 had expired, she was turned in and spent 5 weeks in jail and will be seeing an immigration judge. I'm sure she thought it would be fine too. All because they were waiting to adjust from K-1. 

[JFH 12,189]

Whilst TSA cannot arrest you, I was advised by a TSA employee (who studied my passport and questioned my status on a VWP visit when we took a short flight across the state to see our niece’s new baby) that if they come across someone who appears to be out of status they have a duty, as government employees, to report this to the relevant people. 

[Just Paul 4,591]

1 hour ago, mytruelove18 said:

When you flight donestic cbp dont check you

You ever flown out of El Paso, Tucson or San Diego where CBP is there and can ask for ID?

[Ash.1101 1,755]

1 hour ago, JFH said:

Whilst TSA cannot arrest you, I was advised by a TSA employee (who studied my passport and questioned my status on a VWP visit when we took a short flight across the state to see our niece’s new baby) that if they come across someone who appears to be out of status they have a duty, as government employees, to report this to the relevant people. 

Problem is, a lot of people don't see it as a crime, even though without the NOA for the AOS you're illegal after the I-94 expires. So the concept of "if a government officer sees a crime taking place, they would do their due diligence and report it" goes over their heads.

It's a bad mindset that people need to get over.

Edited June 21, 2019 by Ash.

[Crazy Cat 39,750]

1 hour ago, mytruelove18 said:

A cousin of mine went to Puerto Rico without aos file and he was fine.

Does that mean there is no risk?  Absolutely not.........

[HRQX 4,145]

4 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

You ever flown out of El Paso, Tucson or San Diego where CBP is there and can ask for ID?

Good point. Border Patrol also has highway checkpoints: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Border_Patrol_interior_checkpoints#List_of_permanent_checkpoints

They sometimes show-up at Amtrak stations: https://www.thedailybeast.com/border-agents-make-amtrak-riders-prove-theyre-citizens

They sometimes show-up at Greyhound stations and also stop Greyhound buses on the highway: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/border-patrol-searches-have-increased-greyhound-other-buses-far-border-n1012596

Edited June 21, 2019 by HRQX

[kemm360 144]

Lol we live in Los Angeles i wouldn’t even be comfortable to go to Santa Monica Beach (5 Miles Away) if i hadn’t filed AOS 😂😂😂

 

File that AOS asap... Things are now changing with immigration... 

Edited June 21, 2019 by kemm360

[JunkTardis 183]

18 hours ago, AnnaYT said:

Hello everybody,

 

I'm hoping someone can help me with this. I got married to an U.S. citizen using the K1 visa about a month ago and soon I want to fly from Atlanta to New York for a few days for vacation reasons and I'd like to know if I have to expect any difficulties since we hadn't filed for adjustment of status yet. Is it necessary to file in order to get on a domestic flight? 

 

Thanks in advance, 

Anna xx

My wife and I flew to New York from Kansas City after my i-94 expired. We had sent our AOS though, so I took my AOS and EAD/AP receipt documents with me in case I was ever asked about my legal status. We were just fine and didn't need them, but you should take them if you travel by air. 

[geowrian 22,336]

19 hours ago, arken said:

In a city that’s planning to issue Driver Licenses to illegals, at least getting stopped and detained should not be a worry in NYC but yeah, i too don’t recommend traveling without AOS receipt especially thru TSA checkpoints under current environment.

True, although that doesn't apply to federal officials. It wouldn't be the first time ICE did a check on a bus going in or out of the city.

Unlikely? Very, but not impossible.

 

16 hours ago, AnnaYT said:

I just wanted an answer

The answer is you are out of status and subject to detainment and deportation, so there is a risk at any time. Do what you need to do before worrying about a vacation.

Any public means of transportation is a higher risk (but not high risk in itself) as well.

 

14 hours ago, mytruelove18 said:

I dont know why people keep scary others, i went to vacation to Las Vegas and no problem in domestic flight you dont go through inmigration.

A cousin of mine went to Puerto Rico without aos file and he was fine. 

When you flight donestic cbp dont check you

Assuming you were out of status at the time, then you took a risk and didn't get caught. Cool story. Others are not so lucky. There are people who didn't file for AOS for years and were perfectly fine. Then there are others who missed it by a couple weeks and ended up in jail for weeks.

 

TSA does not generally check status, but CBP can sometimes work alongside TSA. See the stickied thread on this matter:

 

[Clarebear101 56]

My husband has been traveling (flying domestic) with me for the past 15 years undocumented.  His Mexican passport has always worked with no trouble.  NY and Miami mostly.  We just flew roundtrip O'Hare to Orlando a month ago. 

Edited June 21, 2019 by Clarebear101

[little immigrant 800]

27 minutes ago, Clarebear101 said:

My husband has been traveling (flying domestic) with me for the past 15 years undocumented.  His Mexican passport has always worked with no trouble.  NY and Miami mostly.  We just flew roundtrip O'Hare to Orlando a month ago. 

He was lucky. I hope his documentation is on its way now.