What is AR-11 for?

[simps 2]

hi guys, we just called usisc and tried to find out whats going to my green card. they don't know anything whats going on and this person told us to fill out AR-11 form and send it to uscis and then ask to agent for immigration officer. now whats this please can anyone explain if u know?? i wonder if he lied to us or what? as far as i know AR-11 is for changing adress write? please help us..

Edited January 26, 2010 by simps

[VanessaTony 3,567]

hi guys, we just called usisc and tried to find out whats going to my green card. they don't know anything whats going on and this person told us to fill out AR-11 form and send it to uscis and then ask to agent for immigration officer. now whats this please can anyone explain if u know?? i wonder if he lied to us or what? as far as i know AR-11 is for changing adress write? please help us..

The AR-11 is for change of address.

As for the rest, your question makes no sense. Please explain WHAT you asked him and what he told you (the bolded sections are not complete sentences).

[simps 2]

we havent recieved a green card or welcome letter after one and a half months. we asked them what to do but the officer asked for the number they gave her on her passport (alien registration number). but it is unreadable so he told us to send an ar 11 to update the address. thanks for all the help

[VanessaTony 3,567]

we havent recieved a green card or welcome letter after one and a half months. we asked them what to do but the officer asked for the number they gave her on her passport (alien registration number). but it is unreadable so he told us to send an ar 11 to update the address. thanks for all the help

Okay, that makes more sense.

Have you moved since filing? If not then the AR-11 isn't needed. Her alien number should be readable on her visa, unless she's been doing something strange with it. I suspect he suggested the AR-11 to "check" that your address was correct (if you haven't moved that is)

otherwise, it should be listed on her NOA somewhere. It starts with A and is 8 digits (9 including the first 0). Check her other paperwork to see if you can find the A number and then call again with that info and they should be able to help you. Didn't you keep a copy of her paperwork that you submitted? Surely you had to fill it in somewhere...

[simps 2]

oh well we haven't moved since we applied and that doesn;t make any sense for them to ask my address when they allready have it. he asked for the number which was written on my passport stamp. i don't think i have did anything strange with my papers or my visa stamp or anything i m sorry but that was offensive. main thing i dont understand is why can't they just tell ur status when u give them ur case number or passport number. we gave them my passport number, my full name, my case number, our address, we tried to tell them the number which was written on my stamp by officer and it was barely readable. so my question is do u think we should send everything what they asked for or we should call them again and ask them for AR-11? hopefully that explains everything here..

[simps 2]

i have checked my passport and visa i can't find out any number starting with A- i think alien number starts from A digit isn't it?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

oh well we haven't moved since we applied and that doesn;t make any sense for them to ask my address when they allready have it. he asked for the number which was written on my passport stamp. i don't think i have did anything strange with my papers or my visa stamp or anything i m sorry but that was offensive. main thing i dont understand is why can't they just tell ur status when u give them ur case number or passport number. we gave them my passport number, my full name, my case number, our address, we tried to tell them the number which was written on my stamp by officer and it was barely readable. so my question is do u think we should send everything what they asked for or we should call them again and ask them for AR-11? hopefully that explains everything here..

I didn't mean to be offensive because the K1 visa HAS the number written on it. It's not on a stamp. That's what i meant. That visa seemed pretty sturdy. Double-check her visa. There's a part that says "annotation" and then an A number. Perhaps that person is just stupid.. that's what I'm going with... Maybe the stamp number is kinda like taking a ticket from a ticket machine so he can find out how many until you... but honestly, I would call again, I think that person didn't know what they were doing.

Here's a thread asking how long it takes: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=192704 but the example stamp is wrong. Here's a newer thread showing the stamp: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=181547 in both cases though the A# was written down. Still check your passport or the NOA documents. Here's an example of a K1 one: http://www.visajourney.com/gallery/albums/...F-NOAs/NOA2.jpg it points to the A number.

This post here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=3267625 also explains where on the CR-1 visa the A number is (I only know on the k1, sorry).

[simps 2]

I didn't mean to be offensive because the K1 visa HAS the number written on it. It's not on a stamp. That's what i meant. That visa seemed pretty sturdy. Double-check her visa. There's a part that says "annotation" and then an A number. Perhaps that person is just stupid.. that's what I'm going with... Maybe the stamp number is kinda like taking a ticket from a ticket machine so he can find out how many until you... but honestly, I would call again, I think that person didn't know what they were doing.

Here's a thread asking how long it takes: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=192704 but the example stamp is wrong. Here's a newer thread showing the stamp: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=181547 in both cases though the A# was written down. Still check your passport or the NOA documents. Here's an example of a K1 one: http://www.visajourney.com/gallery/albums/...F-NOAs/NOA2.jpg it points to the A number.

This post here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...t&p=3267625 also explains where on the CR-1 visa the A number is (I only know on the k1, sorry).

I m sorry i just felt that way.. i m really confuse, yeah the link u shared with me for the stamp is write. my stamp looks the same and they put some kinda number down the date of the port entry. now that number starts with A digit but i barely can read it. hand writting is really bad on the stamp. i think u r write, we should just contact them again and confirm. just cant belive these ppl are such a jerks. i m feeling so horrible that we have to deal with these bloody lazy bones again.

[simps 2]

we havent gotten an noa since we arrived. the a number is readable except the last letter which looks like a backwards r. but i guess its supposed to be a number. i cant tell which number it is though. he told me to fill in the ar 11 and send a photocopy of her stamp page on her passport. more idiots to deal with. hopefully we can talk to someone who actually knows how to do his job next time.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I m sorry i just felt that way.. i m really confuse, yeah the link u shared with me for the stamp is write. my stamp looks the same and they put some kinda number down the date of the port entry. now that number starts with A digit but i barely can read it. hand writting is really bad on the stamp. i think u r write, we should just contact them again and confirm. just cant belive these ppl are such a jerks. i m feeling so horrible that we have to deal with these bloody lazy bones again.

I would ask a few friends to "guess" what they think it says. If you can tell most of the numbers that could help. But I'm thinking there HAS to be another way to search for people (like with last name like you said) and the person you spoke to just might be an idiot. *fingers crossed* you have more luck this time

[gundas 1]

we havent gotten an noa since we arrived. the a number is readable except the last letter which looks like a backwards r. but i guess its supposed to be a number. i cant tell which number it is though. he told me to fill in the ar 11 and send a photocopy of her stamp page on her passport. more idiots to deal with. hopefully we can talk to someone who actually knows how to do his job next time.

Can't you make an infopass appointment and take the passport with them so then they can try reading the sloppy handwriting??

[simps 2]

Can't you make an infopass appointment and take the passport with them so then they can try reading the sloppy handwriting??

I don't know how to get infopass appoinment. can u explain me how u do that. i think thats what we would now. ill just get an appoinment rite aways as soon as i get to know whats the formality for an appoinment.

[gundas 1]

I don't know how to get infopass appoinment. can u explain me how u do that. i think thats what we would now. ill just get an appoinment rite aways as soon as i get to know whats the formality for an appoinment.

Not sure what the reqs are but here is the website.

https://infopass.uscis.gov/info_en.php

I just clicked through the process, and there is an option for "You are a new Permanent Resident and have not yet received your Permanent Resident Card"

Edited January 26, 2010 by gundas

[simps 2]

we found it written in typed letters under registration number then we called and they gave us our receipt number so it all worked out now. they said it is in the mail now so we can expect it by feb 10th.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

we found it written in typed letters under registration number then we called and they gave us our receipt number so it all worked out now. they said it is in the mail now so we can expect it by feb 10th.

Grats!! Happy you got it sorted!