AOS in progress, EAD in hand, can i fly?

[wilcouk 7]

Out of interest, i have my EAD already with AP, am i able to fly domestically now? Like can i just present my EAD without using a passport?

[vanessanguyen083 13]

30 minutes ago, wilcouk said:

Out of interest, i have my EAD already with AP, am i able to fly domestically now? Like can i just present my EAD without using a passport?

Prior to October 2021, all you need for domestic flight is a driver's license. If you have the EAD/AP card now, I'm afraid a passport is necessary, and the combo card acts only as verification of an "authorized stay." EAD/AP card is not on the TSA acceptable ID list. So a driver's license, or a passport with the combo card.  

[igoyougoduke 1,609]

43 minutes ago, wilcouk said:

Out of interest, i have my EAD already with AP, am i able to fly domestically now? Like can i just present my EAD without using a passport?

there is no immigrant check when you fly domestically including Hawaii and Alaska. All you need is an DL or passport 

[wilcouk 7]

I can get myself a REAL I.D instead of a DL but i'm pretty reluctant to use my UK passport as the i-94 is expired and still being in AOS makes for a rather uncomfortable possible experience

[jmn1012 25]

31 minutes ago, wilcouk said:

I can get myself a REAL I.D instead of a DL but i'm pretty reluctant to use my UK passport as the i-94 is expired and still being in AOS makes for a rather uncomfortable possible experience

If your travel is domestic then I doubt CBP would even look past the ID page. I travel domesticly at few times a month and have never had the passport flicked thru.

They just scan the ID page with the UVB light and check the details match the boarding pass.

[sweetadams 138]

2 hours ago, wilcouk said:

I can get myself a REAL I.D instead of a DL but i'm pretty reluctant to use my UK passport as the i-94 is expired and still being in AOS makes for a rather uncomfortable possible experience

You should be able to get a Real D.L with the star on it (since DL is changing from next year). With your EAD/AP and passport you can travel domestically . TSA is only interested in matching names and details on the boarding pass. There is no need to worry.  Also have you applied for your SS card?

[wilcouk 7]

10 minutes ago, sweetadams said:

You should be able to get a Real D.L with the star on it (since DL is changing from next year). With your EAD/AP and passport you can travel domestically . TSA is only interested in matching names and details on the boarding pass. There is no need to worry.  Also have you applied for your SS card?

So i do have my SS card but my problem as i found out today is that i only have my first and last name on the card not my middle name and according to the DMV i need my middle name so cant get REAL I.D ho hum and the SSA arnt open to correct it.

 

So if i show TSA, my UK passport + EAD/AP Card they'll be fine? Ive heard stories of ICE / CPB questioning AOS applicants etc.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,500]

37 minutes ago, wilcouk said:

So if i show TSA, my UK passport + EAD/AP Card they'll be fine? Ive heard stories of ICE / CPB questioning AOS applicants etc.

Yes, you are fine. 

Though it is possible, it is quite unlikely you'll be stopped by CBP/ICE while traveling domestically. And if you do, you have everything to prove your immigration status, so no worries. 

[Henry357 70]

10 hours ago, wilcouk said:

Out of interest, i have my EAD already with AP, am i able to fly domestically now? Like can i just present my EAD without using a passport?

You can use EAD alone: 

 

Adult passengers 18 and over must show valid identification at the airport checkpoint in order to travel.

• Driver's licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)
• U.S. passport
• U.S. passport card
• DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
• U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents
• Permanent resident card
• Border crossing card
• State-issued Enhanced Driver’s License
• Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID
• HSPD-12 PIV card
• Foreign government-issued passport
• Canadian provincial driver's license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
• Transportation worker identification credential
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
• U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential

[HRQX 4,145]

10 hours ago, vanessanguyen083 said:

If you have the EAD/AP card now, I'm afraid a passport is necessary

Incorrect. EAD is sufficient.

10 hours ago, vanessanguyen083 said:

EAD/AP card is not on the TSA acceptable ID list.

It is on the list: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)"

10 hours ago, wilcouk said:

Like can i just present my EAD without using a passport?

Yes. See the TSA link above.

[igoyougoduke 1,609]

8 hours ago, wilcouk said:

So i do have my SS card but my problem as i found out today is that i only have my first and last name on the card not my middle name and according to the DMV i need my middle name so cant get REAL I.D ho hum and the SSA arnt open to correct it.

 

So if i show TSA, my UK passport + EAD/AP Card they'll be fine? Ive heard stories of ICE / CPB questioning AOS applicants etc.

you are complicating everything. Just present your UK passport to TSA.   TSA is not ICE. Its a different story when your fly international 

[Manuel94 72]

12 hours ago, wilcouk said:

Out of interest, i have my EAD already with AP, am i able to fly domestically now? Like can i just present my EAD without using a passport?

I believe you are able to fly domestically regardless of EAD/AP. You only need your foreign passport. You only use AP when re-entering the country.

[Sarah&Facundo 577]

14 minutes ago, Manuel94 said:

I believe you are able to fly domestically regardless of EAD/AP. You only need your foreign passport. You only use AP when re-entering the country.

Correct. My husband and I flew to Seattle and then backpacked through Alaska (and we are from the east coast) all on his foreign passport before he even had his EAD/AP. Then we traveled internationally on his AP all before he even had a green card. We always carried the NOA1 just in case we were asked but we were never asked a thing.

Edited June 6, 2020 by Sarah&Facundo

[Loren Y 2,732]

12 hours ago, wilcouk said:

I can get myself a REAL I.D instead of a DL but i'm pretty reluctant to use my UK passport as the i-94 is expired and still being in AOS makes for a rather uncomfortable possible experience

The TSA will not be checking any passport pages, so no worries using your passport to fly domestically. If you can get a Real ID go ahead, then domestically you don't even need to carry your passport, or even present it. I always carry my passport because I could leave the country on a whim without returning home to get my passport, so it is always on me when traveling. And I keep it separate from my ID in case one gets lost or missing you still have something to travel on.

[HRQX 4,145]

9 minutes ago, Loren Y said:

The TSA will not be checking any passport pages

A TSA screener checked @JFH's passport pages:

 

And CBP can sometimes work alongside TSA: