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Particular-Canary696 OP t1_itwcxaa wrote

Reply to comment by ThenSoItGoes in LPT: If you are a naturalized citizen, do NOT post pictures of yourself with your naturalization certificate online. by Particular-Canary696

While a person's name and date of birth are easily found, the alien registration number (A number) is not. It's like an SSN and is harder to pin down. And like an SSN, it can be used to steal someone's identity. You wouldn't post your name, date of birth, and SSN on the internet for all to see, so you shouldn't post your A number along with your other identification information.

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Ayeager77 t1_itx3ex0 wrote

They would. They are too tough for the internet. They googled it.

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[deleted] t1_itydx9c wrote

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Particular-Canary696 OP t1_ityfhwi wrote

None of this is true. Alien numbers are issued to green card holders (lawful permanent residents or LPRs for short) and many non-LPRs such as illegal non-citizens that are deported or DACA recipients. Next, the A number is still relevant even after naturalization because it is a unique identifier for immigration records. It is the immigration equivalent of an SSN. The naturalized citizen would still need this if, for example, they wanted to petition for a relative or if they needed a copy of their immigration documents for whatever reason, like they lost their original naturalization certificate. Lastly, the naturalization certificate is NOT surrendered upon application for a US passport and is supposed to be returned to you like any other original documents, such as a birth certificate, sent in with a passport application. And even if it were to be destroyed, you can still obtain a replacement certificate by filing an N-565. It is not surrendered unless the subject is denaturalized or they renounce their US citizenship.

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