What is an Immigration Registration Number?

[Jerry & Fiona 1]

My wife and I are trying to fill out a form for medical benefits and it is asking...

"Registered with USCIS?" (Yes or No)

"If yes, please provide Immigration Registration Number"

The empty field will allow a total of 9 characters with the first character being alpha-numeric and the next 8 numeric only.

Does anyone have any idea what this means? We tried the A# (Alien number) but it gives us an error message.

We filed all of our paperwork through USCIS, but does that not mean we are actually registered with USCIS?

Either way, when I google 'Immigration Registration Number' I can find no information to what that is or means.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

It's the A number. What do you mean you tried the A number and it gives an error message... Error message on what? Online? How exactly are they checking it? I'm relatively sure they are NOT linked directly with USCIS..

[Jerry & Fiona 1]

It's the A number. What do you mean you tried the A number and it gives an error message... Error message on what? Online? How exactly are they checking it? I'm relatively sure they are NOT linked directly with USCIS..

https://yourtexasbenefits.com is the website. It require both of us to enter all of our information to see if we qualify for medical assistance.

On the page where it collects info on her there is a section that says...

Is **** a U.S. Citizen? Yes/No - Answer is NO

Then a section opens up and asks...

Is **** a refugee or legally admitted immigrant? Yes/No - Answer is YES

Is **** an unaccompanied refugee minor? Yes/No - Answer is NO

Date **** entered the U.S. - Answer is 07/05/2011

If **** has a sponsor, give the sponsor's name:

Sponsor first Name: My first Name

Sponsor last name: My last name

Is **** registered with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services? Yes/No - Answer is (YES - I assume)

Immigration registration number: Allows 9 characters only ( left off the A and entered the 9 numbers that follow in her Alien Registration Number)

Click 'Save and go to next page'. When I click that, the page refreshes with the message at the top of the page stating "Error! Fix the error below."

And the field for entering the Immigration Registration Number is highlighted with a red border indicating something is incorrect.

I have no idea.

I went to the USCIS page to see if there is even a place to register and I can not find one. You can see by my signature that we have filed all paperwork previously with USCIS, but I don't know if that deems her 'REGISTERED'.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

https://yourtexasbenefits.com is the website. It require both of us to enter all of our information to see if we qualify for medical assistance.

On the page where it collects info on her there is a section that says...

Is **** a U.S. Citizen? Yes/No - Answer is NO

Then a section opens up and asks...

Is **** a refugee or legally admitted immigrant? Yes/No - Answer is YES

Is **** an unaccompanied refugee minor? Yes/No - Answer is NO

Date **** entered the U.S. - Answer is 07/05/2011

If **** has a sponsor, give the sponsor's name:

Sponsor first Name: My first Name

Sponsor last name: My last name

Is **** registered with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services? Yes/No - Answer is (YES - I assume)

Immigration registration number: Allows 9 characters only ( left off the A and entered the 9 numbers that follow in her Alien Registration Number)

Click 'Save and go to next page'. When I click that, the page refreshes with the message at the top of the page stating "Error! Fix the error below."

And the field for entering the Immigration Registration Number is highlighted with a red border indicating something is incorrect.

I have no idea.

I went to the USCIS page to see if there is even a place to register and I can not find one. You can see by my signature that we have filed all paperwork previously with USCIS, but I don't know if that deems her 'REGISTERED'.

Well she's NOT a legally admitted "immigrant". The K1 is a NON-immigrant visa. Does her A number have a 0 at the start?

[jkelly07 120]

if you registered with uscis to check case status online, you use your case number,EAD1212121212 THREE letters ten numbers,if your asking about your alien resgistration number A-121212121 should be 9 numbers,

[Jerry & Fiona 1]

Well she's NOT a legally admitted "immigrant". The K1 is a NON-immigrant visa. Does her A number have a 0 at the start?

Her A number does NOT begin with '0'. Then it must be wrong for me to put yes, since the K1 is NON-immigrant. So, I should put NO there. Am I following you correctly?

Thank you so much.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Her A number does NOT begin with '0'. Then it must be wrong for me to put yes, since the K1 is NON-immigrant. So, I should put NO there. Am I following you correctly?

Thank you so much.

I would put not and see what happens.

[Jerry & Fiona 1]

I would put not and see what happens.

For "Is **** a refugee or legally admitted immigrant' yes/no to NO.

However, I still have the same error with the Immigration registration number. It is perfectly 9 characters. I don't know why it's erroring out!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

For "Is **** a refugee or legally admitted immigrant' yes/no to NO.

However, I still have the same error with the Immigration registration number. It is perfectly 9 characters. I don't know why it's erroring out!

I honestly have no idea why. My GC has USCIS# on the front, which is my A number (actually says A number on the back). Is she in the US yet? If not she might not be eligible yet...

[Jerry & Fiona 1]

For "Is **** a refugee or legally admitted immigrant' yes/no to NO.

However, I still have the same error with the Immigration registration number. It is perfectly 9 characters. I don't know why it's erroring out!

Update:

I hovered over the box and a pop-up stated: Be sure to enter correctly. Ex. (AXXXXXXXX)

So, I removed the last number and placed the 'A' at the beginning. Now it accepts the number.

What troubles me about this is the missing number on the end (the number I took away).

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Update:

I hovered over the box and a pop-up stated: Be sure to enter correctly. Ex. (AXXXXXXXX)

So, I removed the last number and placed the 'A' at the beginning. Now it accepts the number.

What troubles me about this is the missing number on the end (the number I took away).

The A number USED to have a 0 at the front and then no other digits, then it switched to 9 at the front, and now I believe many have a C as the first digit. If i were you I would put A00000000. I assume you would be asked about it at which stage you can give the ACTUAL number.

[Jerry & Fiona 1]

The A number USED to have a 0 at the front and then no other digits, then it switched to 9 at the front, and now I believe many have a C as the first digit. If i were you I would put A00000000. I assume you would be asked about it at which stage you can give the ACTUAL number.

Yes, that is what I did. I'm sure we will get to review with a real person later on. Yes, she has been here since July 5th. We were married and all of the fun stuff. We are now pregnant. So, excited. However, my company offers no insurance and I make too much to qualify for Medicaid.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Yes, that is what I did. I'm sure we will get to review with a real person later on. Yes, she has been here since July 5th. We were married and all of the fun stuff. We are now pregnant. So, excited. However, my company offers no insurance and I make too much to qualify for Medicaid.

Well that sucks. Have you looked into WIC? Also make sure it's not one of these: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=775d23cbea6bf210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=8a2f6d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

[brian_n_phuong 193]

Remember your affidavit of support? Guess why they made you fill that out, so your spouse would not be a burden on the US taxpayer. This may disqualify you from public assistance, or trigger notification to USCIS that you are seeking public assistance in violation of immigration statutes that you agreed to in your affidavit. I wish you best of luck, but be carefull, there is a reason they are asking for immigration information.

[Jerry & Fiona 1]

Remember your affidavit of support? Guess why they made you fill that out, so your spouse would not be a burden on the US taxpayer. This may disqualify you from public assistance, or trigger notification to USCIS that you are seeking public assistance in violation of immigration statutes that you agreed to in your affidavit. I wish you best of luck, but be carefull, there is a reason they are asking for immigration information.

Good point.