i-485 Alien Number & F-1 OPT EAD Alien Number

[AhsanTX 18]

Hi,

My current status is F1-OPT and so I have an EAD for work. Now I am filing my AOS (i-485) under F2A category. In the form i-485, do I put the Alien Number the same as in my OPT EAD card ? or I just leave it blank for getting a new alien number later on?

[SteveE 25]

51 minutes ago, AhsanTX said:

Hi,

My current status is F1-OPT and so I have an EAD for work. Now I am filing my AOS (i-485) under F2A category. In the form i-485, do I put the Alien Number the same as in my OPT EAD card ? or I just leave it blank for getting a new alien number later on?

If you have an Alien Registration Number already use that wherever it asks for it. I had an existing A# when filing for AOS in January '17 and retain that same A#. If you are assigned a new A# then that will be the one you use going forward if ever you are asked for it

[AhsanTX 18]

4 hours ago, SteveE said:

If you have an Alien Registration Number already use that wherever it asks for it. I had an existing A# when filing for AOS in January '17 and retain that same A#. If you are assigned a new A# then that will be the one you use going forward if ever you are asked for it

Just to be sure, is the USCIS number in the EAD card refers to alien registration number?

[Nelly17 10]

16 hours ago, AhsanTX said:

Hi,

My current status is F1-OPT and so I have an EAD for work. Now I am filing my AOS (i-485) under F2A category. In the form i-485, do I put the Alien Number the same as in my OPT EAD card ? or I just leave it blank for getting a new alien number later on?

Yes, put the alien number that you already have for OPT. But they will assign you a new one. 

Alien number = USCIS number