USCIS wrote in a Social Security Number???

[SalishSea 17,829]

7 hours ago, MarkPajr said:

I don't really think there's anything to misunderstand here. There is a number manually written in this box, that wasn't there when I submitted the application.

 

She was previously in the US, but only as a student on a student visa, and during that time she did not work here or apply for a SSN.

Obviously there was indeed a misunderstanding, as you mistook the A # for an SSN.

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7 hours ago, Mike E said:

Yours is the first case I’ve heard of where the beneficiary received a copy of the I-129F from the consulate.  My fiancée did not.  

Typical for the Frankfurt consulate in Germany to send a copy of the approved petition with the packet of how to proceed to the beneficiary. 

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12 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Obviously there was indeed a misunderstanding, as you mistook the A # for an SSN.

USCIS did in this case. They wrote the number, if it's the A number in the SSN field.

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6 hours ago, powerpuff said:

I (the beneficiary) was also emailed a full copy of the petition with USCIS notes scribbled all over. It was really interesting to see 

 

 

I got one, too, with notes scribbled on it.

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8 hours ago, Mike E said:

The simplest explanation is USCIS meant to write the A number in the blank field above. 

Agree.  That is the likely answer.

[Diane and Chris 651]

2 hours ago, Carpe Vinum said:

If you have confirmed that it is the A number written down I would NOT call SSA. 

Obviously. If the OP knows it’s their A number there would be absolutely no need to call SSA. Seems like OP should know their A number as well. 

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6 minutes ago, Diane and Chris said:

Obviously. If the OP knows it’s their A number there would be absolutely no need to call SSA. Seems like OP should know their A number as well. 

+1 The only reason I commented is that I work for a federal agency and we have detailed information sharing. I would want to minimize indicating to any agency that I might have been in the country and/or worked, ie. "Do I have a SSN?" when I had not. 

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I'm jealous. We didn't get a scribbled on 129F. I think it would be fascinating to see.

[Diane and Chris 651]

3 minutes ago, Carpe Vinum said:

+1 The only reason I commented is that I work for a federal agency and we have detailed information sharing. I would want to minimize indicating to any agency that I might have been in the country and/or worked, ie. "Do I have a SSN?" when I had not. 

Social security numbers have the format ###-##-#### and A numbers have the format ###-###-###.

Edited February 28, 2022 by Diane and Chris

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10 hours ago, Mike E said:

Yours is the first case I’ve heard of where the beneficiary received a copy of the I-129F from the consulate.  My fiancée did not.  What USCIS might have written on the I-129F remains a mystery to me and after your OP, I’ve decided my ignorance is bliss.  

I got a copy sent to me from the consulate - and they'd added my A number to it also 🙂.