include Alien registration number if I've gotten it before + include all my visa since?

[Charmss 4]

I have Alien Registration number, or "A number" from work permit I got from 10 years ago. It expired years ago, and I never applied for work permit since. Now I am preparing my document for marriage based adjustment of status, but it is asking my A number. I asked international's office, they said I didn't think so because it would have expired, but also someone said A number is forever. My friend who just submitted said I should just include everything to prevent RFE. USCIS customer service doesn't give any definitive answer. Does A number have to be included? Is it still active?

 

my second question is, i've visited US since I was a baby because my relatives live here. Since 10 years ago, I've been here legally as a student, but now I have 3 F-1 visa stamps and lots of I-20. I was planning to just submit the most recent F-1 and I-20, but my friend suggested I include everything since you were here as a student. What do you guys suggest? I know the more info I have the better, but I also don't want to overwhelm them with unnecessary documents.

Edited June 4, 2018 by Charmss

[Charmss 4]

1 minute ago, Dee elle said:

Regarding the A number- yes, write it in where applicable . It is connected to you even though it is not currently connected to a valid visa. 

Thank you!

[SteveE 25]

I originally filed for AOS in 1989 via marriage to a USC. We had our interview and I received a 2 year I-551 (temporary green card) stamp in my passport. We separated and divorced prior to two years and as a result I never filed for removal of conditions (I wasn't aware you could if you were divorced). Anyway I filed for AOS last January (2017) through my current USC wife and put both my SSN and A# wherever asked for on the forms. 

 

In June (2017) the day after our interview my 10 year green card was approved (we had been married for more than 2 years) and it retains the same A# as I was originally issued in 1989. I also retained the same SSN (which should never change once you are issued one) and all my earnings history and employment record are correctly attributed to my Social Security account even for when I was out of status.

 

As part of the documents we submitted we included color photocopies of all the pages in my original passport that included any information from my prior filing (I-551 stamp, cancelled B2 visa etc...)

[Charmss 4]

2 hours ago, SteveE said:

I originally filed for AOS in 1989 via marriage to a USC. We had our interview and I received a 2 year I-551 (temporary green card) stamp in my passport. We separated and divorced prior to two years and as a result I never filed for removal of conditions (I wasn't aware you could if you were divorced). Anyway I filed for AOS last January (2017) through my current USC wife and put both my SSN and A# wherever asked for on the forms. 

 

In June (2017) the day after our interview my 10 year green card was approved (we had been married for more than 2 years) and it retains the same A# as I was originally issued in 1989. I also retained the same SSN (which should never change once you are issued one) and all my earnings history and employment record are correctly attributed to my Social Security account even for when I was out of status.

 

As part of the documents we submitted we included color photocopies of all the pages in my original passport that included any information from my prior filing (I-551 stamp, cancelled B2 visa etc...)

oh wow that's good to know. thanks for sharing. If i may ask, how long did the process take?

[SteveE 25]

2 minutes ago, Charmss said:

oh wow that's good to know. thanks for sharing. If i may ask, how long did the process take?

Field Office Los Angeles

 

PD : 1/17/17

Biometrics : 2/15/17

EAD Approved : 5/3/17

Interview Scheduled : 5/4/17

EAD Delivered : 5/11/17

Interview : 6/7/17

Green Card Approved : 6/8/17

10 Year Green Card Delivered : 6/16/17

[Charmss 4]

2 hours ago, SteveE said:

Field Office Los Angeles

 

PD : 1/17/17

Biometrics : 2/15/17

EAD Approved : 5/3/17

Interview Scheduled : 5/4/17

EAD Delivered : 5/11/17

Interview : 6/7/17

Green Card Approved : 6/8/17

10 Year Green Card Delivered : 6/16/17

Wow that was rather short, 5 months. thank you! I have been students for a long time but I've been in and out of the country. I almost have 10 I-20s in one institution, getting CPT, updated, extended, etc. I hope they dont' flag me that Im here too long.

[SteveE 25]

1 minute ago, Charmss said:

Wow that was rather short, 5 months. thank you! I have been students for a long time but I've been in and out of the country. I almost have 10 I-20s in one institution, getting CPT, updated, extended, etc. I hope they dont' flag me that Im here too long.

If you are filing for AOS as the spouse of a USC and you entered with inspection (and are on a Visa that allows AOS) then any illegal work and overstay's are forgiven. I was out of status for over 20 years and this had zero negative impact on my AOS as I was married to a USC and my last entry into the US was with inspection (back in 1988 on a B2 visa).

 

The reality is we could have filed for AOS many years ago, but for one reason and another we never got round to it. We had assembled all the supplemental paperwork we needed (marriage and divorce records, birth certificates etc...) so we didn't need to collect any additional information when we actually did get round to filing. The fact that we had been married for over 10 years when we finally filed for AOS was never even brought up during the interview.