traveling from US with an expired permit

[ingridalleny 0]

this is what happens... it is really general question but I guess i just dont know the answer.

My father came to the us in 2001 he had a 10 years visa and he had a 6months permit (as a tourist for his stay)when he came to the US, he came with a tourist visa and stayed for work;he payed taxes and all of that ( but never changed his tourist visa status) the 6 months passed and he stayed for years, he had to support his children so he worked and still is but now

before those 10 years expire , i advise him to go back to his contry , but he is afraid he will go to Jail, or be arrested or have issues.

before he goes back to his country he wants to come and see me to florida and meet my husband but he is afraid of being arrested for having to stay longer than what he should have. his visa is not expired yet , expires next year, but he stayed more than those 6 months that he had as a tourist.

would anybody know if he could come to florida from NY by airplane with no problem ?

I havent been able to get a straight answer when i asked to someone at the airport, ( someone in charge or checking ID before boarding the plane)

please let me know what know.

the passport is the only US Id he has.

Thank you.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

this is what happens... it is really general question but I guess i just dont know the answer.

My father came to the us in 2001 he had a 10 years visa and he had a 6months permit (as a tourist for his stay)when he came to the US, he came with a tourist visa and stayed for work;he payed taxes and all of that ( but never changed his tourist visa status) the 6 months passed and he stayed for years, he had to support his children so he worked and still is but now

before those 10 years expire , i advise him to go back to his contry , but he is afraid he will go to Jail, or be arrested or have issues.

before he goes back to his country he wants to come and see me to florida and meet my husband but he is afraid of being arrested for having to stay longer than what he should have. his visa is not expired yet , expires next year, but he stayed more than those 6 months that he had as a tourist.

would anybody know if he could come to florida from NY by airplane with no problem ?

I havent been able to get a straight answer when i asked to someone at the airport, ( someone in charge or checking ID before boarding the plane)

please let me know what know.

the passport is the only US Id he has.

Thank you.

Your father is here illegally, there is no way around that. When his visa expires does not matter, his permission to stay has expired long ago.

For travel from NY to FL he does not need a passport so who would know? He can show other ID to board the plane. I suspect he has managed something over the years, drivers lisence? When he leaves the country I doubt they would do anything, after all, he is LEAVING, which is what they would do with him anyway. He, of course, has destroyed any chance of ever getting another visa to the US, he will no doubt be subject to a lifetime ban.

I suspect when he leaves it will be his last visit to the US

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Hi, Ingrid!

1) Your dad was allowed to stay 6 months. If he stayed almost 10 years now, and should he leave the country, a 10-year ban to enter the US again will be imposed.

2) In order to enter an airplane within the US, your dad only needs some form of "state or government" ID. Doesn't he have a driver license or ID card from the state he lives in? If he has a passport from his home country that is not expired yet, that will work fine as well. Nobody is going to arrest him; the worst that could happen is that he's not allowed to board the plane.

3) Given the aforementioned, I'd advise your dad to stay in the US until the next amnesty takes place. There's no doubt that once the new administration has fixed the healthcare system, immigration reform is among the next things on the "to do" list. There's still hope for your dad, but if he leaves, he'll be gone for a long, long time.

Edited October 22, 2009 by Just Bob

[pushbrk 12,908]

Hi, Ingrid!

1) Your dad was allowed to stay 6 months. If he stayed almost 10 years now, and should he leave the country, a 10-year ban to enter the US again will be imposed.

2) In order to enter an airplane within the US, your dad only needs some form of "state or government" ID. Doesn't he have a driver license or ID card from the state he lives in? If he has a passport from his home country that is not expired yet, that will work fine as well. Nobody is going to arrest him; the worst that could happen is that he's not allowed to board the plane.

3) Given the aforementioned, I'd advise your dad to stay in the US until the next amnesty takes place. There's no doubt that once the new administration has fixed the healthcare system, immigration reform is among the next things on the "to do" list. There's still hope for your dad, but if he leaves, he'll be gone for a long, long time.

Right, travel inside the USA can be done with a driver license or even the passport. They won't look at the visa. Leaving the USA is not a problem but once he leaves, he's not coming back for a long time. His visa expiration date is meaningless. He overstayed the expiration of his granted stay, whether the visa is expired or not.