Traveling within the US via airplane with DACA and state ID – Possible?
 

I'm sure that this has been asked dozens of times already, so sorry for that. Would somebody who has been approved for DACA and has a state ID, SSN, and EAD be able to travel across the country via plane? What about internationally (for vacation purposes)? That's still a big no-no, right?

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You can travel the USA via plain even with out an EAD, ID, all you need is a valid ID it can even be a foreign one. And yes, if you leave the country you automatically lose DACA. If you want to travel to Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii or any other USA territory outside of the mainland, make sure its a one way flight meaning it does not stop in other countries

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i found out a while ago theres a search bar its really helpful

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Actually if you have been approved, got your working permit / ssn doesn't make a difference you can travel with a vaild passport throughout the US EXCEPT PR, ALASKA, HAWAII...it use to be that you could travel to theses places using just a drivers license but now they want to see your green card or your US passport.

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maybe for Puerto Rico but not Hawaii or Alaska

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What in the world!? I have been wanting to travel from Las Vegas (where I live) to New York and San Francisco forever. I have not been approved for DACA... You guys are saying I could use my Mexican passport and matricula consular for this!?

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yeah? you gotta watch out for border patrols in some areas thought

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Ah... So it's a risky situation? I would rather play it safe then and wait to know if I am approved.

So, since DACA protects dreamers from deportation, border patrols can't "get you" during domestic travel?

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yeah basically, we are still "illegal" as the day before DACA but deferred from deportation for 2 years

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If you're traveling to a border town I wouldn't recommend doing it until your DACA is approved due to increased CBP presence and checkpoints. Traveling anywhere else within the US (including Hawaii and Alaska) should be fine. TSA doesn't care about your legal status; they only want to see that you are who you say you are.

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I think I read in some other post that someone called USCIS and they confirmed that flying anywhere in the U.S. was fine, including Hawaii and Alaska. However, there might be a problem in places like The Virgin Islands where you are required to present proof of permission for reentry in order to board a plane back to the mainland. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong.

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I travel with my Mexican passport last year, in August i went from Denver to Miami, Miami to Dallas to Denver and in October Denver to Ontario, Ca and everything went fine, all tsa wants it that you show proof of who you are and a foreign passport is a valid identification for them they only ask that is not an expired id.

quick story, my sister lost her passport in Miami and was allowed to fly, she got a police report as proof of identification, TSA ask for her SSN she said she didn't have one, all they ask her was our address and the streets around our house waited a few minutes, fill out a paper with name and address that was it, we made it back home to Denver.

here is a link with the acceptable forms of id for TSA:

http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/acceptable-ids

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You don't lose DACA, You can apply for something called Advanced Parole, which means you have to pay he 360 application fee, and prove that you're traveling for work, educational, or humanitarian reasons. There is a risk that the officer at the entry port won't let you in, but that's left to the officer's criteria, there's no guarantee.

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Yes, but only if they first apply for and receive a special travel document known as “advance parole.” Generally, advance parole is only granted for travel relating to humanitarian, educational, or employment purposes, and requires payment of a $360 application fee. By departing the country, however, immigrants who were unlawfully present for more than 180 days after their 18th birthday could face legal obstacles re-entering the country or obtaining lawful permanent residence (i.e. a “green card”) in the future.

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Yep, I flew from Utah to New York with my only my state's driver's license, and had no issues at all. (I took a copy of my deferred action letter just in case, but didn't need it).

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I recently traveled to Hawaii with just my Mexican passport and had NO problems. It is part of the USA, so the same rules applies as if you were traveling in the mainland. Not sure about Puerto Rico though,...