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Why does NOA1 have the A#???

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jamie_naina   0

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Had you friend ever applied for any other visa before? Tourist? Work? Anything?

We barely realized my fiance even had one - from when he had applied for/been granted a tourist visa.

Could be that it came up in the system whether you included it or not and gets added onto the NOA1.

I wouldn't sweat it either way - not much you can do about it.

My friend never applied for any visa to the US. before.

If one applies for a tourist visa, he/she will automatically be assigned for an A#???

I myself applied for US visa 4 times (2 J-1s and 2 B-2s), but I was never assigned any A#. I just got my A# from the approval notice for K-1 visa.

So why do some have an A# in their NOA1 and some in their NOA2??? :o

K-1 journey

Apr 11, 2006 - mailed I-129F to VSC

Apr 24, 2006 - NOA1

Sep 26, 2006 - NOA2

Nov 30, 2006 - interview app. - approved :-)

Dec 1, 2006 - picked up visa

Dec 3, 2006 - POE Newark

Dec 20, 2006 - Marriage

AOS journey

Jan 24, 2007 - DORA appointment - accepted - interviewed -- day 1

Jan 29, 2007 - notice date on NOA 1 -- day 6

Feb 15, 2007 - Biometrics appointment -- day 23

Mar 14, 2007 - welcome notice -- day 50

Mar 19, 2007 - welcome notice by snail mail & card production ordered -- day 55

Mar 23, 2007 - approval notice sent -- day 59

Mar 26, 2007 - green card received -- day 62

I-751 Removal of conditional green card

Dec 15, 2009 - mailed I-751 to VSC

Dec 30, 2009 - Notice Date on NOA

Jan 30, 2009 - Biometrics Appointment

May 28, 2009 - approval notice by snail mail

Jun 22, 2009 - green card received

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TimsDaisy   0

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Until we know if it matters, is it worth getting upset over?

Did you check the visa forms to see if you did have and A#?

I-129F/K1

1-12-07 mailed to CSC

1-22-07 DHS cashes the I-129F check

1-23-07 NOA1 Notice Date

1-26-07 NOA1 arrives in the post

4-25-07 Touched!

4-26-07 Touched again!

5-3-07 NOA2!!! Two approval emails received at 11:36am

5-10-07 Arrived at NVC/5-14-07 Left NVC - London-bound!

5-17-07??? London receives?

5-20-07 Packet 3 mailed

5-26-07 Packet 3 received

5-29-07 Packet 3 returned, few days later than planned due to bank holiday weekend

6-06-07 Medical in London (called to schedule on May 29)

6-11-07 "Medical in file" at Embassy

6-14-07 Resent packet 3 to Embassy after hearing nothing about first try

6-22-07 DOS says "applicant now eligible for interview," ie: they enter p3 into their system

6-25-07 DOS says interview date is August 21

6-28-07 Help from our congressional representative gives us new interview date: July 6

7-06-07 Interview at 9:00 am at the London Embassy - Approved.

7-16-07 Visa delivered after 'security checks' completed

I-129F approved in 111 days; Interview 174 days from filing

Handy numbers:

NVC: (603) 334-0700 - press 1, 5; US State Department: (202) 663-1225 - press 1, 0

*Be afraid or be informed - the choice is yours.*

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jamie_naina   0

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I just want to know why some have an A# on their NOA1. So I can answer my friend and myself. Mine didn't.

What visa forms do you mean?

K-1 journey

Apr 11, 2006 - mailed I-129F to VSC

Apr 24, 2006 - NOA1

Sep 26, 2006 - NOA2

Nov 30, 2006 - interview app. - approved :-)

Dec 1, 2006 - picked up visa

Dec 3, 2006 - POE Newark

Dec 20, 2006 - Marriage

AOS journey

Jan 24, 2007 - DORA appointment - accepted - interviewed -- day 1

Jan 29, 2007 - notice date on NOA 1 -- day 6

Feb 15, 2007 - Biometrics appointment -- day 23

Mar 14, 2007 - welcome notice -- day 50

Mar 19, 2007 - welcome notice by snail mail & card production ordered -- day 55

Mar 23, 2007 - approval notice sent -- day 59

Mar 26, 2007 - green card received -- day 62

I-751 Removal of conditional green card

Dec 15, 2009 - mailed I-751 to VSC

Dec 30, 2009 - Notice Date on NOA

Jan 30, 2009 - Biometrics Appointment

May 28, 2009 - approval notice by snail mail

Jun 22, 2009 - green card received

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TimsDaisy   0

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From what I can remember - my fiance's was on his actual visa, stapled in his passport from a prior visit to the U.S. But I also recall it not being a vital bit of information. I haven't seen any other threads on the topic - certainly not dire ones. So unless something was denied or held up and you know it was because of a missing A#, my advice is not to stress too much.

I-129F/K1

1-12-07 mailed to CSC

1-22-07 DHS cashes the I-129F check

1-23-07 NOA1 Notice Date

1-26-07 NOA1 arrives in the post

4-25-07 Touched!

4-26-07 Touched again!

5-3-07 NOA2!!! Two approval emails received at 11:36am

5-10-07 Arrived at NVC/5-14-07 Left NVC - London-bound!

5-17-07??? London receives?

5-20-07 Packet 3 mailed

5-26-07 Packet 3 received

5-29-07 Packet 3 returned, few days later than planned due to bank holiday weekend

6-06-07 Medical in London (called to schedule on May 29)

6-11-07 "Medical in file" at Embassy

6-14-07 Resent packet 3 to Embassy after hearing nothing about first try

6-22-07 DOS says "applicant now eligible for interview," ie: they enter p3 into their system

6-25-07 DOS says interview date is August 21

6-28-07 Help from our congressional representative gives us new interview date: July 6

7-06-07 Interview at 9:00 am at the London Embassy - Approved.

7-16-07 Visa delivered after 'security checks' completed

I-129F approved in 111 days; Interview 174 days from filing

Handy numbers:

NVC: (603) 334-0700 - press 1, 5; US State Department: (202) 663-1225 - press 1, 0

*Be afraid or be informed - the choice is yours.*

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Yodrak   7

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Paula&Minya,

It means that the Service Centers are not consistent. Nothing more. Vermont used to be very consistent about showing the A# on the Receipt Notice for I-129f petitions, the other service centers used to be equally consistent about not showing it.

As some other posters have written, the A# is the case file number. It is assigned as soon as a case is received and assembled into a file. Often, when people do not put their 1st A# onto subsequent applications a new A# will be given to the new application, and people will wind up with multiple A#s.

During adjustment of status all files for an individual will be merged together, if they haven't been already, and the Green Card will show an A# that is THE A#.

Yodrak

I'm just confused about why some I-129F petition NOA1's have the A# listed, and others don't. Does this mean those that don't are somehow in a different group as far as processing goes? Or is it that those NOA1's that do list this number have been processed more "completely" before the actual NOA was drafted? It just raises a lot of questions in my mind....don't know about anyone else.
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This will properly raise more questions than answers. I am a US Citizen by naturalization and still have my Green Card. We were brought here through family sponsorship. Both my parents became US Citizen before I was 18 and claimed me during the naturalization process. They never did take away my Green Card.

NOA1 = No A#

NOA2 = Has A # (For Me And Fiance)

My Green Card Which Is 20+ Years Old Has An A# Which Matches The NOA2's A# For Me. I don't think it's some random numbers or case file. My fiance once applied for a Travel Visa but was denied back in 2005. Does anyone else's fiance has an A# on their NOA2?

N-400 for Citizenship.

09/15/2010 Application Sent.

09/22/2010 Check Cashed.

09/23/2010 NOA Sent.

09/27/2010 NOA Received.

10/15/2010 Biometric Appointment.

01/26/2011 Interview Letter.

02/24/2011 Interview Date. PASSED!!!!!!!!

03/25/2011 Received oath ceremony letter

04/21/2011 Oath Ceremony @ 12:30PM

Oath Ceremony Completed. Now A US Citizenship.

I-130 Petition for Mother

05/05/2011 Application Sent To Chicago Lockbox.

05/11/2011 Check Cashed.

05/14/2011 Received NOA.

08/03/2011 RFE Notice Sent.

08/06/2011 RFE Received.

08/22/2011 Send Additional Evidence.

08/25/2011 Status Update Changed To RFE Received.

09/02/2011 Approval Notice Sent.

09/06/2011 Approval Letter Received.

09/29/2011 Received Email With NVC Number, Fee, And Choice Of Agent Form.

09/29/2011 Paid NVC $88.00 Fee Online.

09/30/2011 Online Status Changed To Paid.

10/07/2011 Emailed Choice Of Agent Form.

10/12/2011 Paid $404.00 IV Fee Online.

10/14/2011 Online Status Changed To Paid.

01/10/2012 Email From NVC Stating Case Complete And Interview Date 02/16/2012 @ 7AM

01/18/2012 Medical Appointment

02/16/2012 Interview Date PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Flashfish,

The petition Approval Notice will almost always show the beneficiary's A#.

Not surprising that your A# is shown with your name on the Approval Notice - as a naturalized citizen you have an A# from your past dealings with the INS. That A# identifies your case file, which continues to exist in the archives of USCIS.

Yodrak

This will properly raise more questions than answers. I am a US Citizen by naturalization and still have my Green Card. We were brought here through family sponsorship. Both my parents became US Citizen before I was 18 and claimed me during the naturalization process. They never did take away my Green Card.

NOA1 = No A#

NOA2 = Has A # (For Me And Fiance)

My Green Card Which Is 20+ Years Old Has An A# Which Matches The NOA2's A# For Me. I don't think it's some random numbers or case file. My fiance once applied for a Travel Visa but was denied back in 2005. Does anyone else's fiance has an A# on their NOA2?

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