British Expats - Incorrect A# on I-551 stamp

On 25 Apr 2002 12:15:43 -0700, [email protected] (Chandra Ti) wrote:

    >Hello,
    >
    >My wife and I got our I-551 stamps early March 2002. We are still waiting for the
    >actual plastic green cards to arrive.
    >
    >Today, we just realized that her I-551 stamp has a typo. One of the digits in her A#
    >is incorrect (number 6 instead of 9). I guess we were just too excited to get the
    >stamps last time and forgot to double check it then.
    >
    >Will this cause a problem? Is there anything we should do to remedy this or just
    >wait to see if the actual plastic green card has the correct number?
    >
    >Thank you very much in advance for your help.
    >
    >Chandra

I wouldn't worry about it. Keep the correct A# handy if INS asks you if you use the
GC to travel, but other than that, it is not material.

Ingo

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