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I'm filling out USCIS Form I-846 (Affidavit of Support).  Question 11  asks for my "USCIS online account number (if any)". I checked my USCIS account and searched everwhere, and I can't find it. I don't see it listed on the I-130 receipt notice or on the I-130 approval notice.  Can anyone explain this to me why they are asking for a non-existing number or how I can find this number?  

 

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10 minutes ago, RABBITDANCE said:

I'm filling out USCIS Form I-846 (Affidavit of Support).  Question 11  asks for my "USCIS online account number (if any)". I checked my USCIS account and searched everwhere, and I can't find it. I don't see it listed on the I-130 receipt notice or on the I-130 approval notice.  Can anyone explain this to me why they are asking for a non-existing number or how I can find this number?  

 

 

Did you ever set an online account up? If not, then you won't have one, and can ignore that question. 

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11 minutes ago, RABBITDANCE said:

Yes,  I do have an online USCIS account.  When I said I searched my USCIS account, I was referring to the web portal. There is no number there that I could find.

 

Having a log in to the portal isn't the same as an online account. 

 

If you had an online account, USCIS would have sent you the number with instructions on how to activate it. You would know you have it. 

 

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6 hours ago, RABBITDANCE said:

I'm filling out USCIS Form I-846 (Affidavit of Support).  Question 11  asks for my "USCIS online account number (if any)". I checked my USCIS account and searched everwhere, and I can't find it. I don't see it listed on the I-130 receipt notice or on the I-130 approval notice.  Can anyone explain this to me why they are asking for a non-existing number or how I can find this number?  

 

I could'nt find mine either and left it blank.  My I 864 still got approved.

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6 hours ago, RABBITDANCE said:

That doesn't make any sense.  The web portal is an online an account.  Ih ave a user name and passsword.  It's the USCIS webste.  I don't understand what you mean by this not being the online account?  That makes NO SENSE.


It’s optional anyway, just leave it blank. 
 

15 hours ago, smilingstone said:

 

Having a log in to the portal isn't the same as an online account. 

 

If you had an online account, USCIS would have sent you the number with instructions on how to activate it. You would know you have it. 


Only if filing a paper app though - if you file online the account gets created as part of that.

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7 hours ago, RABBITDANCE said:

That doesn't make any sense.  The web portal is an online an account.  Ih ave a user name and passsword.  It's the USCIS webste.  I don't understand what you mean by this not being the online account?  That makes NO SENSE.

It does not appear on your "MyUSCIS".  I tried finding it months ago.  This question comes up from time to time.  Leave it blank and proceed.

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3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

It does not appear on your "MyUSCIS".  I tried finding it months ago.  This question comes up from time to time.  Leave it blank and proceed.

 

Strangely, for my stepdaughter's MyUSCIS account the OAN does appear under My Account > Profile.  However the "Profile" menu choice does not even exist on either my wife's or my own MyUSCIS account.  I'm not sure what would cause the difference.

 

Here is a hack I discovered to find your online account number if it is not listed.  Start a new dummy N-400 online filing.  Then just click "next, next, next" ~10-12 times until you get to the page asking your Online Account Number and you should find it pre-filled with the OAN for the account you are in.  It's on the page immediately after the page that asks your A-Number.  Once you have the OAN just delete the dummy N-400.

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23 hours ago, RABBITDANCE said:

I'm filling out USCIS Form I-846 (Affidavit of Support).  Question 11  asks for my "USCIS online account number (if any)". I checked my USCIS account and searched everwhere, and I can't find it. I don't see it listed on the I-130 receipt notice or on the I-130 approval notice.  Can anyone explain this to me why they are asking for a non-existing number or how I can find this number?  

 

Have you filed Immigration benefit using online? Have you sign up to myUSCIS account? This was my problem last month trying to find my OAN until I accidentally scroll down to USCIS Notifications in my account. It's there.

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