Advance Pax info

[mflip 17]

Hi all, 

 

I'll be traveling to the US on my IR-1 visa next month and the airline API section asks for either a "green card" reg number or a visa number, depending on which applies to you. 

My question is, do I choose visa or green card. seems like both could be technically correct but just don't want to do anything that will cause a headache at the airport, as they can be a bit strict at check in. 

 

thanks in advance! 

[pushbrk 12,969]

4 minutes ago, mflip said:

Hi all, 

 

I'll be traveling to the US on my IR-1 visa next month and the airline API section asks for either a "green card" reg number or a visa number, depending on which applies to you. 

My question is, do I choose visa or green card. seems like both could be technically correct but just don't want to do anything that will cause a headache at the airport, as they can be a bit strict at check in. 

 

thanks in advance! 

You have a visa not a green card.  No, they are not both technically correct.

[dwheels76 5,468]

15 minutes ago, mflip said:

Hi all, 

 

I'll be traveling to the US on my IR-1 visa next month and the airline API section asks for either a "green card" reg number or a visa number, depending on which applies to you. 

My question is, do I choose visa or green card. seems like both could be technically correct but just don't want to do anything that will cause a headache at the airport, as they can be a bit strict at check in. 

 

thanks in advance! 

Your REG (registration) # is not a green card it's your Alien number. You have to be processed through the POE to get your 551 stamp (Temp green card stamp).

It's your Registration number u would put.

[mflip 17]

16 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

You have a visa not a green card.  No, they are not both technically correct.

Yes, I am aware I don't have the green card "yet" but after entering the visa stamp will function as one for a year, hence why I said "technically".............

[mflip 17]

5 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

Your REG (registration) # is not a green card it's your Alien number. You have to be processed through the POE to get your 551 stamp (Temp green card stamp).

It's your Registration number u would put.

Thanks, 

 

The website said it was a different number. so many damn numbers on one little bit of paper lol! 

 

The website says this "This is usually a series of eight numbers. In some cases it may contain one letter followed by seven numbers. The Visa number, also called a Visa Foil number, is a red number printed on the bottom right side of the document"

 

Which I added to the fill box, so just curios if anyone had experience with this little conundrum 

 

[pushbrk 12,969]

5 minutes ago, mflip said:

Yes, I am aware I don't have the green card "yet" but after entering the visa stamp will function as one for a year, hence why I said "technically".............

The airline is asking you a present tense question.  You haven't entered yet.

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

16 hours ago, mflip said:

Yes, I am aware I don't have the green card "yet" but after entering the visa stamp will function as one for a year, hence why I said "technically".............

Your flight is before you enter. The only thing you have technically till then is a visa.