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Cynthia C   0

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I am not quite sure if I am in the right forum but either way, my husband came to the U.S. on an F-1 visa, he has been out of status/school since 2003. We just sent out the AOS and I-130 application today. Now my questions is: My daughter's first birthday is in May. We were hoping to be able to travel from NYC to Chicago where all of our family is to celebrate her birthday. Would he be able to travel by plane? If we recieve a Notice Of Action can that be used to show proof that he is a current AOS applicant? Please someone help so that I can plan my daughter's birthday with her grandparents.

Thanks in advance

07/05/2008 Met at a concert

01/01/2009 We are engaged at midnight!!!

05/31/2009 I make the move to NYC and move in with him.

09/27/2009 Find out we are expecting!

11/25/2009 We are married!!

05/04/2010 Our beautiful baby girl is born!

03/17/2011 AOS package sent

03/18/2011 Package recieved signed by R. Mercado

03/22/2011 Email/Text NOA1

03/24/2011 Touched

03/31/2011 RFE for medical (Dr filled out expired form >:[

04/16/2011 RFE sent back

04/18/2011 NOA for RFE recieved form

04/15/2011 Biometrics Letter Recieved

04/18/2011 Walk In Biometrics unsucessful :( (Woodside NY)

05/16/2011 Biometrics

05/24/2011 Email approve EAD and card production

05/27/2011 EAD arrived

05/28/2011 Apply SSN

02/02/2011 Recieved SSN

waiting on interview :(

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Myopia   93

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I am not quite sure if I am in the right forum but either way, my husband came to the U.S. on an F-1 visa, he has been out of status/school since 2003. We just sent out the AOS and I-130 application today. Now my questions is: My daughter's first birthday is in May. We were hoping to be able to travel from NYC to Chicago where all of our family is to celebrate her birthday. Would he be able to travel by plane? If we recieve a Notice Of Action can that be used to show proof that he is a current AOS applicant? Please someone help so that I can plan my daughter's birthday with her grandparents.

Thanks in advance

The TSA do not ask about immigration status. They are only concerned with whether you have valid ID. As long as your husband has photo ID whether that be his passport or something similar, he will have no problem flying.

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

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Maxximus1074   14

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I have been afraid to fly. If you show your passport as ID, wouldnt they check your I94? The only other ID I have is a UK driving licence.

Don't worry about it, as it was mentioned by my pre-poster, with domestic flights you are not even getting in touch with immigration authorities but rather just "transportation safety" officials that check ID and boarding pass being a match.

Of course, for peace of mind you can take a long any official letters from USCIS. But again, all they do is check your biometric page in the passport where it shows your photo and name, so it shouldn't be an issue at all. If they would question you, you can also bring along a copy of your submitted AOS paperwork.

So just sit back, relax and enjoy your flight and the birthday party !!! :)

Happy Birthday from me!!!

Maxximus

10/13/2010 - Mailed in The Package (AOS, I-765, I-130)

10/17/2010 - USPS confirms delivery to USCIS

10/25/2010 - Check cashed

10/26/2010 - All applications been worked on aka touched

10/28/2010 - NOA1 Receipts for applications received

11/24/2010 - Received appointment for biometrics in the mail for 12/17 *yay*

12/17/2010 - 9.25 a.m. - 9.45 a.m. Biometrics done !!

12/23/2010 - EAD Approved and Card on its way - Email notification received *yay*

01/03/2011 - WOOOHOOO ...EAD Card in Hand!

01/04/2011 - Oh boy....Received Interview Letter today - February 3rd is the day! :)

02/03/2011 - Interview scheduled 12:45 p.m. - out of there before 1:30 p.m. - further review

Coming home, checking for touches at 5:30 p.m. - CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED !!!!

Thank you All on Visajourney for your inputs, experiences and thoughts!!!

02/09/2011 - Yup another e-mail saying that my card production was ordered.

02/10/2011 - E-mail notification "Approval letter was sent today"

02/14/2011 - Welcome Letter / Approval NOA and Card (separate envelope) received!!! :D

Late November 2012 (have to look up my receipts ;) - mailed in ROC I-751

12/12/2012 - NOA 1, status extension received

12/18/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter received

01/08/2013 - Biometrics done

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Myopia Rising Star

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Don't worry about it, as it was mentioned by my pre-poster, with domestic flights you are not even getting in touch with immigration authorities but rather just "transportation safety" officials that check ID and boarding pass being a match.

Of course, for peace of mind you can take a long any official letters from USCIS. But again, all they do is check your biometric page in the passport where it shows your photo and name, so it shouldn't be an issue at all. If they would question you, you can also bring along a copy of your submitted AOS paperwork.

So just sit back, relax and enjoy your flight and the birthday party !!! :)

Happy Birthday from me!!!

Maxximus

Transportation Security Officers.

They wont question the OP. They really don't care.

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

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Maxximus1074   14

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Transportation Security Officers.

They wont question the OP. They really don't care.

wops my mistake :blush:

10/13/2010 - Mailed in The Package (AOS, I-765, I-130)

10/17/2010 - USPS confirms delivery to USCIS

10/25/2010 - Check cashed

10/26/2010 - All applications been worked on aka touched

10/28/2010 - NOA1 Receipts for applications received

11/24/2010 - Received appointment for biometrics in the mail for 12/17 *yay*

12/17/2010 - 9.25 a.m. - 9.45 a.m. Biometrics done !!

12/23/2010 - EAD Approved and Card on its way - Email notification received *yay*

01/03/2011 - WOOOHOOO ...EAD Card in Hand!

01/04/2011 - Oh boy....Received Interview Letter today - February 3rd is the day! :)

02/03/2011 - Interview scheduled 12:45 p.m. - out of there before 1:30 p.m. - further review

Coming home, checking for touches at 5:30 p.m. - CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED !!!!

Thank you All on Visajourney for your inputs, experiences and thoughts!!!

02/09/2011 - Yup another e-mail saying that my card production was ordered.

02/10/2011 - E-mail notification "Approval letter was sent today"

02/14/2011 - Welcome Letter / Approval NOA and Card (separate envelope) received!!! :D

Late November 2012 (have to look up my receipts ;) - mailed in ROC I-751

12/12/2012 - NOA 1, status extension received

12/18/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter received

01/08/2013 - Biometrics done

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I'm not in adjustment, but out of status, therefore always afraid to travel. Have you flown anyone else out of status - with no problem?

I have flown from NYC to Chicago several times out of status,

I never saw one Customs and Border agent other than when I was at JFK and O'Hare as these are international airports and POES.

They never gave me a second look (Although I must have stood out as I was travelling with 3 kids)

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

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Thanks. I want to fly to Las Vegas to see friends, maybe be brave enough to do it now!

You will be nervous but you probably have more to fear from TSA screening that CBP!

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

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Myopia, don't you sleep!! 3.20am posting!

:ot:

My husband leaves for work at 3.30 am lol.

I wake up at 2.45am to make his breakfast and get his stuff together. By the time he leaves Im too wired to sleep. I watched Kourtney and Kim Take New York after I posted here. lol.

:ot2:

I sleep at times. :)

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

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Maxximus1074   14

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I took several plane trips to SoCal to visit my in-laws before I got married, used my California Driver's license as ID. But if you don't have one, as I previously mentioned, they just need an ID that shows your name and picture so they can compare it to your boarding pass, with a foreign passport they don't really flip through the pages on domestic flights - maybe it also helps you just having everything ready when standing in line, handing over the passport open with the biometric page and boarding pass.

Maxximus

10/13/2010 - Mailed in The Package (AOS, I-765, I-130)

10/17/2010 - USPS confirms delivery to USCIS

10/25/2010 - Check cashed

10/26/2010 - All applications been worked on aka touched

10/28/2010 - NOA1 Receipts for applications received

11/24/2010 - Received appointment for biometrics in the mail for 12/17 *yay*

12/17/2010 - 9.25 a.m. - 9.45 a.m. Biometrics done !!

12/23/2010 - EAD Approved and Card on its way - Email notification received *yay*

01/03/2011 - WOOOHOOO ...EAD Card in Hand!

01/04/2011 - Oh boy....Received Interview Letter today - February 3rd is the day! :)

02/03/2011 - Interview scheduled 12:45 p.m. - out of there before 1:30 p.m. - further review

Coming home, checking for touches at 5:30 p.m. - CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED !!!!

Thank you All on Visajourney for your inputs, experiences and thoughts!!!

02/09/2011 - Yup another e-mail saying that my card production was ordered.

02/10/2011 - E-mail notification "Approval letter was sent today"

02/14/2011 - Welcome Letter / Approval NOA and Card (separate envelope) received!!! :D

Late November 2012 (have to look up my receipts ;) - mailed in ROC I-751

12/12/2012 - NOA 1, status extension received

12/18/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter received

01/08/2013 - Biometrics done

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I am not quite sure if I am in the right forum but either way, my husband came to the U.S. on an F-1 visa, he has been out of status/school since 2003. We just sent out the AOS and I-130 application today. Now my questions is: My daughter's first birthday is in May. We were hoping to be able to travel from NYC to Chicago where all of our family is to celebrate her birthday. Would he be able to travel by plane? If we recieve a Notice Of Action can that be used to show proof that he is a current AOS applicant? Please someone help so that I can plan my daughter's birthday with her grandparents.

Thanks in advance

To answer your question specifically, the AOS NOA1 can be used to show he is a current AOS applicant. If you have that with you, the worst case scenario is that TSA escort him over to Immigration, where they use the NOA and their current records to show he is a current AOS applicant, and therefore is in the country legitimately.

If you're really worried, give yourself a bunch of extra time on any layovers, and check in way early for your flights, but as long as you have the AOS NOA1, everything will be fine. As others have said, it's very unlikely that TSA will even check his status, and even more unlikely that they'll take him to Immigration or any such thing. But that NOA1 will get you through anything they do.

Honestly I'd be more worried about a fire in the terminal building. The odds are higher. Plan your trip and enjoy yourselves!

DON'T PANIC

"It says wonderful things about the two countries [Canada and the US] that neither one feels itself being inundated by each other's immigrants."

-Douglas Coupland

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Myopia   93

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I just want to add in case anyone reads this thread and assumes that domestic travel is always safe. It isn't. Recently a few undocumenteds were travelling by bus to Chicago from NYC and were stopped by the state police and CBP and taken into custody.

I never had a problem travelling either with children or alone but I was never comfortable in doing so.

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

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