Question...

[Thinkitsheaven 2]

I have a friend he is married and now in the USA... but he hasn't changed his status yet, he wanted to go to Saipan is it possible? What does he need to do to be abke to go outside US mainland?

[Boiler 45,499]

Passport and Ticket, no immigration checks on departure or for that matter internal flights..

Edited March 20, 2016 by Boiler

[Thinkitsheaven 2]

Thank Boiler, will he be able to comeback in california sing his status is legal permanent and still with restriction?

[Thinkitsheaven 2]

hi Boiler, he hasn't changed his status yet, he got married in the US but he hasn,t changed his status yet, he,s not a green card holder yet, what can he do for him to be able to go to Saipan with being questioned?

[Boiler 45,499]

He needs a ticket and Government issued ID, which in his case is his Passport.

[kzielu 1,149]

hi Boiler, he hasn't changed his status yet, he got married in the US but he hasn,t changed his status yet, he,s not a green card holder yet, what can he do for him to be able to go to Saipan with being questioned?

He can go at anytime, just can forget about coming back for a while.

[Thinkitsheaven 2]

Thanks Boiler

[NikLR 13,227]

He can go at anytime, just can forget about coming back for a while.

Well Saipan is in the US commonwealth so normally I'd agree with you, (and I did +1 you because funny) he technically isn't leaving the USA.

But to leave, he can always do that. You can always leave the USA. But without some sort of legal status in the USA, you do have a hard time coming back.

~~moved to working and travelling during immigration from Philippines regional forum. Topic is not regionally specific. ~~

[zuluweta 250]

In post #3, OP claims that the 'friend' is LPR with conditional status while in post #4, the same 'friend' now has no green card. OP needs to get the 'story' consistent, first and foremost.

The 'friend' can leave the U.S. And go to Saipan anytime (he/she might need to present a valid US visa to enter Saipan, depending on the friend's passport). To be able to re-enter Guam, Hawaii or the U.S. Mainland, however, the 'friend' will need a valid US visa or green card as immigration checks will be done if re-entering Guam from Saipan. There is immigration control upon entering Guam because, for example, citizens of mainland China can visit Saipan without a U.S. visa but need a visa to enter Guam.

[Hank_ 9,174]

I have a friend he is married and now in the USA... but he hasn't changed his status yet, he wanted to go to Saipan is it possible? What does he need to do to be abke to go outside US mainland?

He will not be able to return to the USA without his green card or AP (and the AP card would expire at the 90 day mark of being in the USA after POE, so next to useless unless applied for when filing for AOS ).

Saipan is sort of a territory, but I don't know if I would want to push that too far. Get the green card, take the worry out of being close.

Edited March 20, 2016 by Hank_

[NikLR 13,227]

Okay saipan kinda is a territory like Guam.

Yup looked it up.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States

Also found this....

Northern Mariana Islands Visa, Passport & Entry Requirements:

Effective June 1, 2009, U.S. immigration law applied to the CNMI with the implementation of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. This regulation allows nationals from the designated participating countries to prepare for their travel to either Guam or the CNMI under the program.

The following countries are designated for participation in the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program: Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) passport and Hong Kong identification card is required), Japan, Malaysia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.

Nonimmigrant visitors who seek admission to the CNMI must possess a valid passport and a valid visa, unless they are applying for entry under a visa waiver program. This means that non-immigrant visitors who are not eligible for either the US Visa Waiver Program under 8 CFR part 217 (VWP) or the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program must possess a valid passport and must obtain a visa from a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Non-immigrant visitors may be able to apply for admission to the CNMI under one or both programs, depending on the eligibility status of the non-immigrant visitors' country of nationality or citizenship. The permitted length of stay will depend on whether the non immigrant visitors are admitted under the VWP (up to 90 days) or under the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program (up to 45 days)

Nonimmigrant visitors currently must present a valid completed and signed CBP Form I-94 to enter the CNMI and Guam under the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. This rule making explicitly requires completion of an I-94 to enter Guam and the CNMI under the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program.

Please refer to this website: www.uscis.gov for more information on entry requirements.

Edited March 20, 2016 by NLR

[Lainie B 465]

There won't be any immigration checkpoint from Guam to Saipan. However he will be in trouble when he tries to leave Saipan to go back to the US mainland. There is an immigration check at the Saipan airport for the Saipan to Guam flight. All other routes from Saipan to the US mainland fly via other countries. So he should not visit Saipan until he has his green card.

[Thinkitsheaven 2]

Thank you every body...appreciate the information