Alien registration number

[Bukkaz 0]

Yesterday my husband got his spouse visa approved. They gave him a paper where we need to go online to pay for uscis immigration fee. But I can't pay it without his alien registration number and  DOS case ID.  We don't know where or how to get it.  We need help. 

[Everlast 49]

OP, are you in Nigeria or the US? Give USCIS a call and ask for the A - number. Should not be that difficult

[Bukkaz 0]

Yes I'm in nigeria now. I called the uscis but the automated machine won't let me talk to a person. This is the number I called 800 375 5283.  So I don't know what to do. Cause I need to pay the immigration fee. And I can't do it with out the Alien registration number and the DOS case ID.

[Everlast 49]

Ask your spouse to call USCIS in the United States since you are not here.  Should be much quicker that way. Good luck!

[IndigoPhantom 35]

4 minutes ago, Bukkaz said:

Yes I'm in nigeria now. I called the uscis but the automated machine won't let me talk to a person. This is the number I called 800 375 5283.  So I don't know what to do. Cause I need to pay the immigration fee. And I can't do it with out the Alien registration number and the DOS case ID.

The CO at the embassy should have written the DOS and Alien registration number on the before handing the paper to him. It is easy for him to get the DOS number because he already has that....if he filled a for DS-260 the DOS ID would be on the confirmation page. 

[Everlast 49]

The local field office has a number, that is way easier and faster than the 800 xxx number.

[Bukkaz 0]

we both are in nigeria. I'm the US citizen. My husband just got his spouse visa yesterday. 

[Lalu 62]

55 minutes ago, Bukkaz said:

Yesterday my husband got his spouse visa approved. They gave him a paper where we need to go online to pay for uscis immigration fee. But I can't pay it without his alien registration number and  DOS case ID.  We don't know where or how to get it.  We need help. 

Alien registration number should be on your NOA2

Edited August 21, 2018 by Lalu

[Abies 1,713]

57 minutes ago, Bukkaz said:

Yes I'm in nigeria now. I called the uscis but the automated machine won't let me talk to a person. This is the number I called 800 375 5283.  So I don't know what to do. Cause I need to pay the immigration fee. And I can't do it with out the Alien registration number and the DOS case ID.

Congratulations fellow Nigerian,

 

The number on the top right corner of your approval letter(NOA2)is your A-number,it usually starts with A- some digits while your DOS  number is your nvc case number.

 

I hope this really helps?

[CR1Journey2017 41]

Is that the only paper you got? we received that too, along with a "Immigration Data Summary" that had the a number on it. 

[NikLR 13,227]

A number is the registration number on the Visa with an A placed in front.  

Dos number is his NVC case number. 

[truelove29 218]

Both of those numbers are on the actual visa...so wait until you pick up the passport to pay the fee.

[Bukkaz 0]

I wanna thank everyone for your reply it was helpful. I need to wait for my husband passport. Again Mahalo, oshee (thank you in hawaiian and yoruba)

[Ryan H 3,813]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to General Immigration-Related Discussion.