How to travel by plane as a recently married K1 recipient?

[PG0305 1]

Hello, I am an American citizen and my wife is from Russia. She was able to get to the US on a K1 visa. Things have gone well so far. Her 90 days is up in less than a week, and we got married yesterday. We had to hold off on getting married for a few weeks because I lost my job and we had to move. Thankfully, I got a job last week so we are able to fill out the I-485 and I-864. I plan on submitting that before her 90 days runs out. 

My question is: How is she able to travel by plane in the next few days/months while waiting to hear back about the I-485? All airports check IDs and she doesn't have a SSN yet or any other form of ID except for a passport which will show soon that she has been in the US longer than 90 days, thus potentially creating trouble if there are any TSA agents who look closely. I've been reading about advanced parole but that seems to only apply to people looking to travel outside of the country which is not what we need. 

 

[Scandi 4,129]

Nevermind, I understood it as if it was international travel.

She can travel with the foreign passport within the country. Always bring the receipt notice for the i-485, just in case.

Edited 22 hours ago by Scandi

[TBoneTX 44,925]

Thread is moved to the Working & Traveling forum, to be among similar threads.

3 hours ago, PG0305 said:

My question is: How is she able to travel by plane in the next few days/months while waiting to hear back about the I-485?

Very good question.  See this thread for how some of us handled things:

 

[Dashinka 24,260]

Assuming domestic travel.  Tickets need to be purchased in the name on her Russia passport even if she decided to change her family name after marriage.  She will use her Russian passport to check in.  My wife was in the same boat back when we were in between marriage and her GC from AOS.  She should be fine, and once you get the NOA receipt from the I485 filing, make a few copies and keep those with her when she travels.

 

Good Luck!