A# Potential Problem?

[RoseAndDaniel 0]

I started filling out my wife's AOS paperwork today and discovered a discrepancy in the A#.

On her actual Visa in her passport it has: A# XX XXX XXX (an 8 digit number)

The immigration officer hand wrote an A# on the back of her I-94 and also on the page opposite of her Visa.

The number he wrote was: A# X9XXXXXXX (he added the 9 and his number is a 9 digit number).

When I tried to enter the number from the Visa into the forms, one of the forms says it is an invalid number and the other form adds a "0" in front of the number. When I enter the immigration officer's 9-digit number, I don't get these same issues in the forms.

I'd appreciate any input and would like to know if anyone else ran across this issue.

Thanks,

Daniel

[amykathleen2005 441]

Go by what is written in the visa.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Look at the NOA2 that you received for the K1. There is an A number written above the beneficiaries name. THAT is the number you use.

Go by what is written in the visa.

No. Sometimes the petitioner is a naturalised USC so THEIR A number is written on the visa, sometimes the person that wrote the visa number in is wrong (there are a few posts about this and mine for example is missing the first digit - a zero)

The best way to verify A number is to look at the NOA2 from the K1 petition. That's the correct one for the beneficiary.

[RoseAndDaniel 0]

Look at the NOA2 that you received for the K1. There is an A number written above the beneficiaries name. THAT is the number you use.

No. Sometimes the petitioner is a naturalised USC so THEIR A number is written on the visa, sometimes the person that wrote the visa number in is wrong (there are a few posts about this and mine for example is missing the first digit - a zero)

The best way to verify A number is to look at the NOA2 from the K1 petition. That's the correct one for the beneficiary.

Thanks for the information. I checked the NOA2. Apparently, the immigration officer wrote down the wrong number (added a 9).

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Thanks for the information. I checked the NOA2. Apparently, the immigration officer wrote down the wrong number (added a 9).

Happens all the time. At least you figured it out