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Hello my USCIS I-130 case for my overseas spouse was approved and now its moved to the NVC, and I am filling out form I-864 Affidavit of Support, and my question is, on this form it asks for an Alien number and I can see on the notices that i received from USCIS there is an A number but is that A number for me? Or the Beneficiary? The A number is listed in the column that says Petitioner, but I am a US Citizen so i'm confused as to what i should do here.

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The A-Number is for the beneficiary....

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1 hour ago, Kay01 said:

The A number is listed in the column that says Petitioner, but I am a US Citizen

The A number listed in the petitioner box is for you. US Citizens can have A numbers.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

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1 hour ago, Kay01 said:

See thats why I was unsure, so currently my spouse doesn't have an A number correct? When would she receive hers, after her interview?

Her (beneficiary) A number is on the NOA2 (approval) for the I130 

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People are making it hard to understand for you, OP.

 

1) You, the Petitioner, can have A number if you are not US born citizen, for example. If you, the Petitioner, came to US from another country, and went through the immigration process, would have A number.

2) Your overseas spouse, the Beneficiary, is going through the immigration process now. The i130 you filled is for him, and therefore the A number on NOA2 is the Beneficiary's A number.

3) i864 is asking for two separate A numbers. One for the Petitioner, one for the Beneficiary. Under Beneficiary, you write the A number from i130. Under petitioner, if you don't have A number yourself, you write nothing and leave it blank.

 

Hope this helps.

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1 hour ago, Hocnos said:

therefore the A number on NOA2 is the Beneficiary's A number.

And yet you are making it even more confusing. The A number on NOA2 per OP is on the petitioner's box so it's not for the beneficiary but for OP's himself. All i130 approvals don't necessarily put A number for the beneficiaries. If the uscis provide's one for the beneficiary, it will show up on the beneficiary box. It seems A number hasn't been provided to OP's beneficiary yet and it's not an issue.

 

 

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

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.

.

.

Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

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33 minutes ago, arken said:

And yet you are making it even more confusing. The A number on NOA2 per OP is on the petitioner's box so it's not for the beneficiary but for OP's himself. All i130 approvals don't necessarily put A number for the beneficiaries. If the uscis provide's one for the beneficiary, it will show up on the beneficiary box. It seems A number hasn't been provided to OP's beneficiary yet and it's not an issue.

 

 

US born citizens cannot have A-number, it stands for Alien Registration Number. A citizen cannot be an alien. Her i130 got approved, meaning her spouse now has A-number assigned. If OP is not US born citizen and immigrated to the US, I'm pretty sure she would recognize her own A number, as it is the same number that is printed on her citizenship certificate.

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34 minutes ago, Hocnos said:

Her i130 got approved, meaning her spouse now has A-number assigned.

Not necessarily. My beneficiary wife wasn't assigned an A number on my i130 NOA2. It got assigned to her much later in the process.


You are ignoring this mentioned by OP.

On 8/26/2022 at 1:55 PM, Kay01 said:

The A number is listed in the column that says Petitioner,

The fact is:

The A# in the Petitioner's field belongs to the petitioner.

The A# in the Beneficiary's field belongs to the beneficiary. If the uscis hasn't assigned a number yet, there will be no A# listed for that person. That seems to the OP's spouse's case similar to mine.

Spouse:

2015-06-16: I-130 Sent

2015-08-17: I-130 approved

2015-09-23: NVC received file

2015-10-05: NVC assigned Case number, Invoice ID & Beneficiary ID

2016-06-30: DS-261 completed, AOS Fee Paid, WL received

2016-07-05: Received IV invoice, IV Fee Paid

2016-07-06: DS-260 Submitted

2016-07-07: AOS and IV Package mailed

2016-07-08: NVC Scan

2016-08-08: Case Complete

2017-06-30: Interview, approved

2017-07-04: Visa in hand

2017-08-01: Entry to US

.

.

.

.

Myself:

2016-05-10: N-400 Sent

2016-05-16: N-400 NOA1

2016-05-26: Biometrics

2017-01-30: Interview

2017-03-02: Oath Ceremony

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Or just enter all zeros.  This is a non-issue.

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