HELP! No ID, lost Alien Card n Need to file I-90 and N-400

Another thing is : I don't know chidren's A# but usually spouses as dependent
usually get a consecutive number right after primary applicant. So if the
elder brother has a A#, if you add 1 to that number, will that just be his younger brother a#?
 
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I believe someone asked about when it was the last time your brother renewed the green card. Do you know when was the last time? I'm sure it had to expire at least once in all these years.
 
They may check A# on phone but I doubt USCIS will issue duplicate GC.

Many have already given OP good suggestions (let me summarize again):

1) Police complaint and then try at DMV for DL
2) School/College
3) Local congress/senator
4) FOIA - USCIS
5) Contact lawyer

WBH said:
Could there be a simple answer: just call 1-800-375-5283 and tell
the customer service you lost your GC and forget your A# and ask
them, to look it up by giving them your birthday, name etc.
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WBH said:
Another thing is : I don't know chidren's A# but usually wide as dependent
usually get a consecutive number right after primary applicant. So if the
elder brother has a A#, if you add 1 to that number, will that just be his younger brother a#?
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That's how the SS# in my family are, we are 4 and we all have the same number but the last 2 (consecutive), I didnt know it was the same for the A# but it kinda makes sense.
 
WBH said:
Another thing is : I don't know chidren's A# but usually wide as dependent
usually get a consecutive number right after primary applicant. So if the
elder brother has a A#, if you add 1 to that number, will that just be his younger brother a#?
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lol hmmmm.....I guess I can call my other bro and ask him for his and see if mine and his are close together.
 
WBH said:
Another thing is : I don't know chidren's A# but usually spouses as dependent
usually get a consecutive number right after primary applicant. So if the
elder brother has a A#, if you add 1 to that number, will that just be his younger brother a#?
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Oh my god! you are right, I just checked my alien card and my other bro's card and its consecutive with the last # mine ended in 1 and his was 2 and my other bro is 3 so...come on my youngest bro should be 4 right? ohhh this alone is getting me excited there is hope soon. Thanks
 
Huracan said:
I believe someone asked about when it was the last time your brother renewed the green card. Do you know when was the last time? I'm sure it had to expire at least once in all these years.
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sorry, none of us ever renewed it before, only now with me and my 2 other bros, except for the youngest.
 
meanne said:
Oh my god! you are right, I just checked my alien card and my other bro's card and its consecutive with the last # mine ended in 1 and his was 2 and my other bro is 3 so...come on my youngest bro should be 4 right? ohhh this alone is getting me excited there is hope soon. Thanks
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Hold there. Check your father's A# first. Maybe your yongest brother is 0
right before you if your father A# is 9.

If your fatherA# is one before you, then I am pretty much sure but no
one can 100% guarantee that your yongest brother's one should be 4 as
you said.
 
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meanne said:
Oh my god! you are right, I just checked my alien card and my other bro's card and its consecutive with the last # mine ended in 1 and his was 2 and my other bro is 3 so...come on my youngest bro should be 4 right? ohhh this alone is getting me excited there is hope soon. Thanks
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Good observation. But that pattern still won't determine the A# for sure, as they could have broken the sequence for any random reason.

However, at least it gives a better foundation for going to USCIS ... he can say I believe my A# is xxxxxxxx4, is it correct? USCIS can then look up the number and see if it matches his name and date of birth and passport number and other details.
 
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Agree. He may get A# that way. And, also family members arriving together as a permanent resident (who enter US with a immigrant visa) get consecutive A# number.

I thought his objective is get a photo ID so that he can apply for duplicated GC. Looks like I lost track in all these posts. :)


WBH said:
The first problem now is he does not even know his A# and want to find out
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WBH said:
Hold there. Check your father's A# first. Maybe your yongest brother is 0
right before you if your father A# is 9.

If your fatherA# is one before you, then I am poretrty much but no
one can 100% guarantee that your yongest brother's one should be 4 as
you said.
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I just called my youngest bro and told him what we had figure out so far, and I asked him to go visit our dad and call me with his Alien card #.

Remember, my dad came here way before us did. There are 4 of us, his kids that came at the same time, and actually my Great Grandmother back then was the one who came to pick us up and brought us here in USA.
 
eltoro said:
Really? That is very unlikely. If a person wanted to leave US and come back home how would that person do it without a valid passport?
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For people who have lost their passport but don't qualify for a renewal or replacement via the consulate, some countries will issue a travel document valid for a one-time trip back to the country of issue. For example, US consulates will issue a Transportation Letter to US citizens and permanent residents who lost their US passport or green card while overseas.
 
Update:

My brother sent me EVERY paper he has, including school transcript and ever file they have of him. And in there, I saw his Alien#. And his Alien# is consecutive with all of us (his siblings). My brother went to the immigration office to ask them for help on how he can obtain his Afile without identification, and they had suggested him to go with someone who can guarantee he is who he says he is and get it notorize, and my Auntie (fathers sister) went with him and get it notorized. He also got a copy of his Yearbook from school, copied it and school stamped its seal on it. He will be going to the immigration tom.. I also want you all to know, I had a meeting with my attorney who helped me with my papers before and I wanted to use her for my brothers case but she wanted to charge me $775 just to file Afile through FOIA :eek:.

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OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA
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4/02/09 Filed I-90 application/Replacement Alien Card
4/06/09 I-90 Notice Date for Biometrix
4/13/09 Filed N-400
4/17/09 USCIS receipt of N-400
4/27/09 Biometrix appointment
5/14/09 I-90 Approval Notice
6/12/09 Appointment Letter for N-400 Interview
6/15/09 Alien Card production delayed
7/14/09 Alien Card Received
7/21/09 Naturalization Interview / Pass
8/08/09 Oath Letter Received
8/21/09 Oath Date
9/02/09 Passport (applied)
9/16/09 Passport (received)
 
meanne said:
Update:

My brother sent me EVERY paper he has, including school transcript and ever file they have of him. And in there, I saw his Alien#. And his Alien# is consecutive with all of us (his siblings). My brother went to the immigration office to ask them for help on how he can obtain his Afile without identification, and they had suggested him to go with someone who can guarantee he is who he says he is and get it notorize, and my Auntie (fathers sister) went with him and get it notorized. He also got a copy of his Yearbook from school, copied it and school stamped its seal on it. He will be going to the immigration tom.. I also want you all to know, I had a meeting with my attorney who helped me with my papers before and I wanted to use her for my brothers case but she wanted to charge me $775 just to file Afile through FOIA :eek:.
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Why FIOA request? Even if your brother get FIOA request report, what use of it?
 
Lawyer says that it should have at least a copy of his alien registration card on it, and a copy of his i-551 stamp on it. Any copy of his papers is better than none, its a start i guess unless you have a better idea another way to get a copy of his files i don't know about yet? hopefully its faster than 6-9 months from foia.
 
Does he have any other ID with his name, date of birth, photograph and signature? Can he obtain one with his birth certificate, even if it from his country of birth, or renew the passport from his country of birth? I would think that renewing a passport from country of birth would be the easiest way to comply with the requirement of an ID with name, birth date, photo and signature. Am I missing something?
 
Huracan said:
Does he have any other ID with his name, date of birth, photograph and signature? Can he obtain one with his birth certificate, even if it from his country of birth, or renew the passport from his country of birth? I would think that renewing a passport from country of birth would be the easiest way to comply with the requirement of an ID with name, birth date, photo and signature. Am I missing something?
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This is actually explained above in the previous posts of the OP. Apparently the only things the OP's brother has are his birth certificate, a copy of the passport from the time he was 1 years old, a high school transcript and a yearbook picture. He also knows his s.s.n. and A-number but does not have any originals or any copies of his soc secrurity card or prior green cards.
He does not have any copies of or any originals of: his green card, his soc. sec. card, his driver's licence, his school ID.

I kind of doubt that with documents like these the embassy of his country would issue either a new passport or a transportation letter.

Basically, it seems to me that in a situation like this the only small prayer of hope he has is that one of the agencies (USCIS or state DMV) decides to have mercy on him and to disregard their own rules.

I'd say that he might as well try to submit another I-90 now, with all the copies, explanations and affidavits that he does have and then pray that USCIS will take pity on him. Of course, this situation is so desperately bad that one really has to try everything, including a FOIPA request. But a new I-90 request now seems to have as much chance of success as a FOIPA request.

I'd also explore if a civilian court may be able to make a judicial finding of some sort confirming his identity.

By the way, at the I-90 stage (now or later) he will have another problem, also potentially insurmountable: After I-90 is filed, as a part of I-90 processing and before a renewal green card can be issued he will get a biometrics appointment for fingerprinting and he will be required to show a state-issued ID there.
 
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Hi Baikal,

I tend to disagree with your assessment ;) I would think that it would be much easier to get proof of citizenship from your own country of birth than from the US government. I don't think it would be right for USCIS to make exceptions on this area. For me it seems that the first step to rebuild his identity is to start with a visit to the consulate of his country of birth. Probably with the help of his parents and all he will be able to secure a passport. I don't think USCIS is going to have any pity. If you think about it, he should have gone for a GC replacement after turning 14, and USCIS would have his fingerprints, in that case I could see that USCIS could issue a new GC upon verification of fingerprints. However, it seems that from a very early age nobody cared to follow immigration procedures and that's why he has ended in this pickle.
 
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