Advised Not to Fly

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On 3/27/2025 at 1:11 PM, TwoSwifts said:

 

Domestic flight only....Atlanta to Baltimore for a music festival. That's it....Nothing extravagant...

I'm adjusting status from a tourist visa and flew domestically to Hawaii a few weeks ago. I was similarly a little nervous but it was absolutely fine, no problems whatsoever. Flew about 6 times and each time was a breeze using my foreign passport. Not saying it's risk-free, obviously it's ultimately your call, but thought it could help you to know I had a great experience very recently. 

 

 

[TBoneTX 46,716]

On 3/27/2025 at 12:06 PM, TwoSwifts said:

from Atlanta to Baltimore

I gently disagree with others' opinions here.  Wife is in good standing as an "applicant for Adjustment" or "Adjustment applicant."  (These are terms told to me by an immigration lawyer when Mrs. T-B. was in this phase.)  Carry the most recent copies of whatever correspondence to or from USCIS that you have, and all should be well.  CBP will detain someone for as long as it takes to determine who he/she is and the status (this from an agent in answer to my direct question).

 

See this thread for more on this topic:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/562879-cbp-at-tsa-airport-checkpoints-why-theyre-there-how-best-to-handle/

 

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[OldUser 8,593]

6 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

I gently disagree with others' opinions here.  Wife is in good standing as an "applicant for Adjustment" or "Adjustment applicant."  (These are terms told to me by an immigration lawyer when Mrs. T-B. was in this phase.)  Carry the most recent copies of whatever correspondence to or from USCIS that you have, and all should be well.  CBP will detain someone for as long as it takes to determine who he/she is and the status (this from an agent in answer to my direct question).

 

See this thread for more on this topic:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/562879-cbp-at-tsa-airport-checkpoints-why-theyre-there-how-best-to-handle/

 

*** Thread is moved from the "AOS from WS&T Visas" main forum to the Working & Traveling forum -- topic is travel.  ***

Hi T-Bone, AOS pending is for sure better than nothing pending. At the same time, my lawyer at a time told me to maintain my work visa status all the way until my GC based on marriage was approved and issued. I'd be careful to travel if I filed for adjustment while out of status.

 

Maybe I'm too cautions, but the times aren't simple.

Edited March 28 by OldUser