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Thank you. Helpful to know you had the same issue. Do you remember how long it took for the updated NOA with the A# to show up after the first one? Btw I checked my parents' case status online, and it says they're both scheduled for biometric. I'm hoping the NOA notification for biometrics might have the A# when it shows up in the mail.

Thank you, this is super helpful. An A# is what they keep asking for, but I'll see if the receipt notice alone works.

Yes, I know that. But aren't you supposed to get an A# when you *apply* for a green card? And as it happens they need this number to buy insurance from Covered CA as an applicant for AOS (a valid category).

We just received NOA1s for my parents' AOS application: I got an NOA for each of their I-130 petitions and they each got an NOA for their I-485 applications. They're both adjusting from a tourist visa. The receipt date & priority date (for all petitions) are 11/25/2022 and the notice date is 11/29/2022. Each form has a receipt number that starts with IOE. The notice type says "Receipt" and the case type for the I-485 petitions says "I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status." The preference classification is "Immediate Relative of US citizen." Unfortunately, the field for USCIS Alien Number is blank. Also, the form does not mention an online access code, which is what I need to be able to access their cases online. We're in the process of getting them health insurance through Covered California, which requires their Alien #s to process their applications. And this is precisely what we don't have. Is not getting an A# common at this stage? When can we expect to receive those? Is there anything we can do to receive the A# quickly? Many thanks.

My parents, who are here on a visitor visa, are filing for an adjustment of status. I am filing an I-130 for each of them and they're each filing an I-485. We're also submitting I-864, I-864A (contract between me and my husband) and I-693 (medical). Importantly, we're NOT submitting an application for advance parole (I-131) or for employment authorization (I-765). Under these circumstances, how many passport-size photos are required for each parent? Just 2 photos, for the I-485 alone? Or 4 photos, for I-485 as well as I-130? Elsewhere I'm also reading that 6 photos are required, but I imagine some of those applicants are also filing for advance parole or employment authorization, which my parents are not doing. Second question: as the US citizen petitioner on I-130, am I also required to submit 2 passport-size photos of myself? USCIS instructions mention only that 2 photos each of petitioner and beneficiary are required in the case of a petition for spouse and don't mention this requirement for parent or other relative petitions. Many thanks for any advice.

I'm a US citizen petitioning for a GC for my parents. My parents are married to each other and immigrating at the same time. Thanks to VJ I know I need to file a separate I-864 for each of them. But Part 3, Question 2 (see attached) has me stumped. For my mother's I-864 do I check the box in Q2, since I AM sponsoring another family member (namely, my father) immigrating at the same time or within six months of the principal immigrant (my mother, in this case)? But it also says in parentheses: "do not include any relative listed on a separate visa petition." Since I am filing a separate I-130 for my father, and a separate I-864 to accompany his I-485 application, this suggests I should not check the box. My inclination is not to check the box. But then how would USCIS correctly calculate my household size, which should be 4 (myself, spouse, my mother, my father)? If I include only my mother on one I-864 and only my father on another, doesn't that make the relevant household size smaller—namely, just 3—in each of the petitions? Thanks in advance for any help. This site is a lifesaver!