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If you apply for a Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) or another type of Immigrant Visa, you will receive an Alien Number. If you are a noncitizen on a tourist or business visa, you will not receive an A-Number.
If you have a permanent resident card (green card), you can find your Alien Registration Number on the front side. (The number is also embedded within the characters on the backside as well.) In the example below, the A-Number is listed as “000-001-001” underneath USCIS#.
Find the Alien Registration Number on a Green Card. For green cards issued from 2004 to 2010, the A-number is shown as “A#” on the card. After May 10, 2010, the A-number is the same as the USCIS number printed on the front of the card. You can also find the A-number on the back of the card.
Where can I find USCIS A-Number (Alien Registration Number)? On permanent resident card (green card), you can find Alien Registration Number on the front side. It is also embedded within the characters on the backside of card as well.
USCIS# describes the cardholder’s alien registration number or “A-number.” All permanent residents have a unique 8- or 9-digit A-number. Category describes the immigrant visa category that was used to admit an immigrant to the U.S. as a permanent resident or conditional permanent resident.
An Alien Registration Number—also called an A-Number—is a seven-to-nine-digit number assigned to green card holders by the Department of Homeland Security. Typically, nonimmigrants in the United States only temporarily don’t receive Alien Registration Numbers.
After your initial application for a green card, you’ll be asked to provide your Alien Registration Number (also called an “A-number,” “A#,” or “USCIS number”) on any forms or petitions you file with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).