megatronlives

I'm a US Citizen and my girlfriend is currently out-of-status and has
been out-of-status for about 5 years now. We will be getting married
in September of this year and I would like to know if it is possible
for us to travel to Hawaii for our honeymoon?

Noorah101

It's "possible" because Hawaii is part of the USA. However, it's "risky" because if anything happens to the plane and it needs to make an emergency landing outside the USA, your gf will not be able to re-enter the USA. I personally wouldn't risk it. Save that trip for when she has her GC in hand.

Rene

Elvira

why would you want to wait another 4 months if she is out of status?

Noorah101

I have to laugh, at first I read his title as "...with an out-of-state visa". LOL I was about to ask what that is!

Rene

Joe Feise

[email protected] wrote on 05/30/07 19:16:

> I'm a US Citizen and my girlfriend is currently out-of-status and has
> been out-of-status for about 5 years now. We will be getting married
> in September of this year and I would like to know if it is possible
> for us to travel to Hawaii for our honeymoon?
>


Why not? Hawaii is one of the 50 states (as you should know as US citizen), and
flights to Hawaii are therefore domestic and are no different than flights to
NYC or San Francisco or LA or...
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I am not a lawyer.
For reliable advice, consult a competent immigration attorney.

Tai Fu

just dont accidently catch a flight to France or something...

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> I'm a US Citizen and my girlfriend is currently out-of-status and has
> been out-of-status for about 5 years now. We will be getting married
> in September of this year and I would like to know if it is possible
> for us to travel to Hawaii for our honeymoon?
>

Tracym

What's in-between the mainland and Hawaii to land on if the plane has an emergency? If whatever that is isn't part of the US....

Rete

What if it has to be rerouted due to an engine problem and lands in Vancouver? Canada is a foreign country. What if after landing the plane cannot be repaired quickly and there is no other plane available until the next day and you have to leave the airport?

Joe Feise

Tracym wrote on 06/01/07 05:37:

>> [email protected] wrote on 05/30/07 19:16:
>>
>>> I'm a US Citizen and my girlfriend is currently out-of-status and
>>> has
>>> been out-of-status for about 5 years now. We will be getting married
>>> in September of this year and I would like to know if it is possible
>>> for us to travel to Hawaii for our honeymoon?
>>>
>>
>> Why not? Hawaii is one of the 50 states (as you should know as US
>> citizen), and
>> flights to Hawaii are therefore domestic and are no different than
>> flights to
>> NYC or San Francisco or LA or...
>> --
>> I am not a lawyer.
>> For reliable advice, consult a competent immigration attorney.
>
> What's in-between the mainland and Hawaii to land on if the plane has an
> emergency?


Water...

> If whatever that is isn't part of the US....

At that point, immigration status would be of the least interest...
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I am not a lawyer.
For reliable advice, consult a competent immigration attorney.

megatronlives

On Jun 1, 7:16 am, Rete <[email protected]> wrote:
> > What's in-between the mainland and Hawaii to land on if the plane has
> > an emergency? If whatever that is isn't part of the US....
>
> What if it has to be rerouted due to an engine problem and lands in
> Vancouver? Canada is a foreign country. What if after landing the
> plane cannot be repaired quickly and there is no other plane available
> until the next day and you have to leave the airport?
>
> --
> I'm not an attorney. This disclaimer is valid in NYS!
> Posted viahttp://britishexpats.com

I'm with Joe, if the plain has engine problems immigration status
would be the last thing on my mind.


Thanks for your replies, despite the fact that everyone has now added
the fear of us plunging to our deaths in the middle of the
ocean...lol.

Well maybe not so lol.

Right, I know that Hawaii is one of the 50 states so it's the same as
me traveling to Florida. But that also means she still needs to show
some kind of identification to the airline. The problem is the only ID
she currently has is a renewed passport from her country.

I guess my question now is, is there anyone from the airlines that
would be looking for a missing or expired visa on foreign passports?

I read a post that seemed to suggest that USCIS (INS) uses airlines to
help find people who maybe here illegally. Is there any truth to this?

Has anyone been sent back home for traveling in the US with an expired
visa?

Elvira

Relax - all they're interested in is the bio page. In fact just a valid drivers license will be fine.

Though why you would want to wait rather than get married now and file for her AOS really puzzles me. If she were to be stopped by a cop for a traffic violation or accident they would definitely check her immigration status.

Noorah101

At that moment, yes. However, I'll bet her lack of immigration status would be the first thing on your mind when you try to return to the USA and find out you have to come back home without her and start her process from scratch, perhaps with a 10-year ban from returning to the USA in place.

That will be fine for her to show as ID to board a domestic flight. They won't be looking for a visa in her passport on a domestic flight.

Rene

Joe Feise

Elvira wrote on 06/01/07 20:18:

> Though why you would want to wait rather than get married now and file
> for her AOS really puzzles me. If she were to be stopped by a cop for a
> traffic violation or accident they would definitely check her
> immigration status.

Yeah, that's a much bigger risk than any far-fetched airplane engine problem...
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For reliable advice, consult a competent immigration attorney.

megatronlives

On Jun 1, 9:48 pm, "Joe Feise (Immigration)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Elvira wrote on 06/01/07 20:18:
>
> > Though why you would want to wait rather than get married now and file
> > for her AOS really puzzles me. If she were to be stopped by a cop for a
> > traffic violation or accident they would definitely check her
> > immigration status.
>
> Yeah, that's a much bigger risk than any far-fetched airplane engine problem...
> --
> I am not a lawyer.
> For reliable advice, consult a competent immigration attorney.

Sorry I'm unable to reply to your replies faster. I appreciate
everyone's comments we've all been a great help.

Waiting to file for here AOS after getting married is definitely an
option. But if we have the ability to go straight from our wedding to
a romantic honeymoon in Hawaii as appose to heading back to our
apartment in Queens (not very romantic) that would be great.

Noorah101

It's up to you if you want to risk it. Personally, I'd rather have the security of lowering the risk of being stranded outside the USA with a ban in place, rather than a romantic getaway right after the wedding. There are lots of romantic seaside places within the continental USA, without going to Hawaii. Maybe you can do Hawaii on your 1-year wedding anniversary instead. But, of course, the choice is yours.

Best Wishes,
Rene