NEW I-751 form and instructions as of 30 December 2015

[vkrishn 97]

Thanks for this. Can anyone else confirm? What exactly does the receipt say on it? Is it for making payment of the immigrant fee? I simply don't have a PDF receipt anywhere. Just a few emails, and no account number.

February 15, 2014

Account ID:XXXXXXXXXXXX

Receipt ID: IOEXXXXXXXXXX

Receipt Date: 2/15/2014

Case Receipt Notice

Dear XXXXXXXXXXX: USCIS Alien Number: XXXXXXXXX The USCIS Immigrant Fee you submitted has been received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the following applicants and is in process:

Name XXXXXXXXX

Date of Birth XXXXXXX

Country of Birth XXXXXX

USCIS Account Number XXXXXXXXXXXX (this is same as Account ID)

Please verify your personal information listed above and immediately notify customer service at the following phone number if there are any changes or to answer any questions you might have. Our Customer Service Representatives are available at 1-800-375-5283. You can also visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov. If you are hearing impaired, please call the customer service TDD at 1-800-767-1833. You will be notified separately about any other benefit request you may have filed. This notice is not an approval of an immigration benefit and is simply an acknowledgement that USCIS has received your benefit request.

[usc85 6]

February 15, 2014

Account ID:XXXXXXXXXXXX

Receipt ID: IOEXXXXXXXXXX

Receipt Date: 2/15/2014

Case Receipt Notice

Dear XXXXXXXXXXX: USCIS Alien Number: XXXXXXXXX The USCIS Immigrant Fee you submitted has been received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the following applicants and is in process:

Name XXXXXXXXX

Date of Birth XXXXXXX

Country of Birth XXXXXX

USCIS Account Number XXXXXXXXXXXX (this is same as Account ID)

Please verify your personal information listed above and immediately notify customer service at the following phone number if there are any changes or to answer any questions you might have. Our Customer Service Representatives are available at 1-800-375-5283. You can also visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov. If you are hearing impaired, please call the customer service TDD at 1-800-767-1833. You will be notified separately about any other benefit request you may have filed. This notice is not an approval of an immigration benefit and is simply an acknowledgement that USCIS has received your benefit request.

Thank you so much for this. It turns out I was able to login to the ELIS website, and when I clicked on "View My Profile" I can see the "USCIS Account ID" and it's 12 digits long. Thank you for noting that the "USCIS Account Number" and "Account ID" are the same number on your letter. This is helpful. Perhaps if you can login to your ELIS and confirm that the same number shows under "View My Profile" this would put this issue to bed for a few people, I'm sure. Thanks again!

This is what the website looks like: https://imgur.com/g2asvxu

[vkrishn 97]

Type or print "N/A" in all sections that do not apply to you

Thats a lot of N//A. We don't have kids (Expecting in June) yet but putting N/A for five sections where they ask for Children information doesn't make sense. :-(

[NikLR 13,220]

Thats a lot of N//A. We don't have kids (Expecting in June) yet but putting N/A for five sections where they ask for Children information doesn't make sense. :-(

I looked over my old form and left blank what didn't apply. I would think that if you answer n/a to question 16.a that would immediately mean n/a to the rest of questions 16b-f ETC...

February 15, 2014

Account ID:XXXXXXXXXXXX

Receipt ID: IOEXXXXXXXXXX

Receipt Date: 2/15/2014

Case Receipt Notice

Dear XXXXXXXXXXX: USCIS Alien Number: XXXXXXXXX The USCIS Immigrant Fee you submitted has been received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the following applicants and is in process:

Name XXXXXXXXX

Date of Birth XXXXXXX

Country of Birth XXXXXX

USCIS Account Number XXXXXXXXXXXX (this is same as Account ID)

Please verify your personal information listed above and immediately notify customer service at the following phone number if there are any changes or to answer any questions you might have. Our Customer Service Representatives are available at 1-800-375-5283. You can also visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov. If you are hearing impaired, please call the customer service TDD at 1-800-767-1833. You will be notified separately about any other benefit request you may have filed. This notice is not an approval of an immigration benefit and is simply an acknowledgement that USCIS has received your benefit request.

Thank you so much for this. It turns out I was able to login to the ELIS website, and when I clicked on "View My Profile" I can see the "USCIS Account ID" and it's 12 digits long. Thank you for noting that the "USCIS Account Number" and "Account ID" are the same number on your letter. This is helpful. Perhaps if you can login to your ELIS and confirm that the same number shows under "View My Profile" this would put this issue to bed for a few people, I'm sure. Thanks again!

This is what the website looks like: https://imgur.com/g2asvxu

Thanks for posting this guys. My old email didn't have anything like this and I haven't logged into ELIS in over 2 years.

[usc85 6]

I looked over my old form and left blank what didn't apply. I would think that if you answer n/a to question 16.a that would immediately mean n/a to the rest of questions 16b-f ETC...

Thanks for posting this guys. My old email didn't have anything like this and I haven't logged into ELIS in over 2 years.

Just in case you didn't notice the button, did you try to reset your password?

As for the N/A, my two cents is that you should use N/A where a reasonable person might ask if you had forgotten to put something down. I think it's kind of unnecessary to put them in every field you're leaving blank, as that actually makes the form harder to read!

[NikLR 13,220]

Just in case you didn't notice the button, did you try to reset your password?

I've already removed my conditions so it doesn't matter and I don't care to go back onto the website again. I didn't like it the first time!

[simply_kath05 0]

I'm not sure if I should type/write my name in the box in the section containing the Acknowledgement of Appointment at USCIS Application Support Center or sign? Please help. Thanks

[Sukie 1,439]

I'm not sure if I should type/write my name in the box in the section containing the Acknowledgement of Appointment at USCIS Application Support Center or sign? Please help. Thanks

simply_kath05, are you the Petitioner? Are you the spouse? Are you someone helping the Petitioner fill out the form?

Sukie in NY

[simply_kath05 0]

simply_kath05, on 12 Jan 2016 - 12:24 AM, said:

I'm not sure if I should type/write my name in the box in the section containing the Acknowledgement of Appointment at USCIS Application Support Center or sign? Please help. Thanks

simply_kath05, are you the Petitioner? Are you the spouse? Are you someone helping the Petitioner fill out the form?

Sukie in NY

Thanks for your response Sukie. I am the petitioner and I'm filing it with my husband. I did filled out the form without anybody's help. I was just confused if I have to sign or write my name in the Acknowledgement of Appointment... I was thinking I should sign in it since PDF wont let me type my name on it.

[TnJ 131]

simply_kath05, on 12 Jan 2016 - 12:24 AM, said:

Thanks for your response Sukie. I am the petitioner and I'm filing it with my husband. I did filled out the form without anybody's help. I was just confused if I have to sign or write my name in the Acknowledgement of Appointment... I was thinking I should sign in it since PDF wont let me type my name on it.

Part 7 through 10 (where applicable) must be "signed and dated" per instructions. As the petitioner, you MUST sign it. Sign it (write it) with a pen in the appropriate box. If you are filing jointly, with your husband, the spouse will sign it as well. Petitioner will sign in Part 7 and spouse will sign in Part 8. Parts 9 and 10 will not apply for those preparing the form by themselves nor needing an interpreter.

[simply_kath05 0]

Thank you TnJ, appreciate it, very informative,...

For fields that doesn't apply though, does it have to have a N/A? Example for part 5, can I just type N/A to child 1's first and last name and bday, then leave the address and child 2-5 information blank, so with part 9-10, N/A for the name and the rest leave it blank. Thanks

[Zachris 5]

If you notice, the "new" instructions are not very good. They completely skip over parts 3, 4, 5 & 6.

For part two, they specifically state to enter a height, like 5'1" as 5 01, but the form will not accept 01 as an input.

Similarly, for questions that do not apply the instructions state to enter N/A, but the form will not accept a / character in those boxes.

Is the form supposed to be hand written??

And, what information they do provide is not very helpful.

For example, what is an ELIS account number? Do I have one? How would I know?

I asked these questions elsewhere, but:

Do/should we list US born children? (that's part 5)

Are affidavits now expected/required? The new instructions sure make it sound like they are.

[simply_kath05 0]

I know, very confusing... that feeling that you might be filling out the form incorrectly.

[NikLR 13,220]

If you notice, the "new" instructions are not very good. They completely skip over parts 3, 4, 5 & 6.

For part two, they specifically state to enter a height, like 5'1" as 5 01, but the form will not accept 01 as an input.

Similarly, for questions that do not apply the instructions state to enter N/A, but the form will not accept a / character in those boxes.

Is the form supposed to be hand written??

And, what information they do provide is not very helpful.

For example, what is an ELIS account number? Do I have one? How would I know?

I asked these questions elsewhere, but:

Do/should we list US born children? (that's part 5)

Are affidavits now expected/required? The new instructions sure make it sound like they are.

You would not have an ELIS number as you did not have a green card upon arrival.

[Sukie 1,439]

You would not have an ELIS number as you did not have a green card upon arrival.

NLR - thanks for this, as it is VERY confusing.

So those of us who have done IR-1/CR-1 will NOT have an ELIS number, correct? We got the Visa foil in our home country, which authorized us to enter the US, then we got a stamp in our passports at POE which was good until we got our physical green cards. IR-1/CR-1 holders have A-numbers, but not ELIS numbers - so we should put "N/A" in that box on the new I-751, right?

But there will be other types of visas where they WILL have an ELIS number right? Probably not the K-1s, but which visa types WOULD have an ELIS number?

It's confusing since all of us had to PAY our fees through ELIS, and we probably got receipts that had numbers on those receipts...

Sukie in NY