notifing homeland security after move to US

[charlene 0]

OK....I got a letter from CRIS in response to our inquiry about our Application in January....well is said they had allready approved us....yeah we know

that now...it has been2 months...

But what caught my eye was the following statement on the bottom of the letter...

Please remember: By law, every person who is not a U.S. citizen and

who is over the age of 14 must also notify the Department of Homeland

Security within 10 days from when they move (persons in "A" or "G"

nonimmigrant status are exempt from this requirement). If you have moved,

please complete a Form AR-11 and mail it to the address shown on that form.

If you do not have this form, you can download it from our website or

you can call the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283

and we can order one for you. If you move, please call us with your new

address information as soon as your move is complete. If you have

already called us and given us this information, you do not need to call

again.

OK....are K1 129f's an "A" or "G" nonimmagrant status???

Has anyone read seen this anywhere???

[Krikit 1,163]

You're a K.

[wowswift 3]

Isn't the AR-11 for if you move after you're already in the US? And the sponsors have to fill it out if they move too (but only if the person they sponsored isn't a citizen yet)? or im just totally wrong.

[Krikit 1,163]

Isn't the AR-11 for if you move after you're already in the US? And the sponsors have to fill it out if they move too (but only if the person they sponsored isn't a citizen yet)? or im just totally wrong.

Yes, the beneficiary fills out the AR-11 and the sponsor fills out the I-865.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Each time you move, you and your sponsor have to notify DHS. The form is indeed, AR-11.

[Reba 2]

Any immigrant in the US must notify USCIS when they move within 10 days on form AR-11. If they have a sponsor, and that sponsor moves, they must notfy USCIS within 30 days on form I-865. If you fail to notify USCIS that you have moved, then you may face monetary fines, jail time or deportation.

here is the AR-11 form

here is the I-865 form

Edited April 3, 2008 by Reba

[melusine 5]

so that mean we need to tell them in our original move too ??

[Saffyre 0]

Ok so let me get this straight, when I move over to the US - i'll be at the address on the petition, but we want to buy a house so we will be moving. Probably within a year or me arriving.

So I have to contact USCIS, even after I am married, and fill out a form to let them know i've moved?

How odd!

[Krikit 1,163]

so that mean we need to tell them in our original move too ??

At the consulate they will verify the address you are moving to. If you move from that address, you need to send them the forms.

Ok so let me get this straight, when I move over to the US - i'll be at the address on the petition, but we want to buy a house so we will be moving. Probably within a year or me arriving.

So I have to contact USCIS, even after I am married, and fill out a form to let them know i've moved?

How odd!

Yes. It's not a big deal, really. Probably took 10 minutes out of my day. The sponsor will get a written acknowledgement. The beneficiary won't receive anything..... because we're not as important, I guess.

[Saffyre 0]

so that mean we need to tell them in our original move too ??

At the consulate they will verify the address you are moving to. If you move from that address, you need to send them the forms.

Ok so let me get this straight, when I move over to the US - i'll be at the address on the petition, but we want to buy a house so we will be moving. Probably within a year or me arriving.

So I have to contact USCIS, even after I am married, and fill out a form to let them know i've moved?

How odd!

Yes. It's not a big deal, really. Probably took 10 minutes out of my day. The sponsor will get a written acknowledgement. The beneficiary won't receive anything..... because we're not as important, I guess.

I suppose that would be one advantage of naturalizing then - because while ever you have to do stuff like this, you'll never truly feel like you're at 'home'

[Krikit 1,163]

I suppose that would be one advantage of naturalizing then - because while ever you have to do stuff like this, you'll never truly feel like you're at 'home'

That's so true. I always feel like I'm on probation or parole or something .... that I don't truly belong here.

[SpiritAlight 1]

I suppose that would be one advantage of naturalizing then - because while ever you have to do stuff like this, you'll never truly feel like you're at 'home'

That's so true. I always feel like I'm on probation or parole or something .... that I don't truly belong here.

Yup, sure is a lot of "work" isn't it?

Staying on top of "requirements" etc...

Not interested in becoming a USC Krikit?

I don't know what I will do in the future either.

[LadyJane 1]

This so reminds me of "1984".

So my husband has to register with homeland security? Ouch.

BTW, did anyone else hear on NPR the story where congress laid into Michael Cherhoff about the slow USCIS response time? Democrats are concerned because it means that literally hundreds of thousands of immigrants will not be able to vote in this year's elections.

[Krikit 1,163]

I suppose that would be one advantage of naturalizing then - because while ever you have to do stuff like this, you'll never truly feel like you're at 'home'

That's so true. I always feel like I'm on probation or parole or something .... that I don't truly belong here.

Yup, sure is a lot of "work" isn't it?

Staying on top of "requirements" etc...

Not interested in becoming a USC Krikit?

I don't know what I will do in the future either.

I'm very proud to be a Canadian (and a British citizen) but there are certain advantages to being a USC that are very hard to ignore. I will be naturalizing.

BTW, did anyone else hear on NPR the story where congress laid into Michael Cherhoff about the slow USCIS response time? Democrats are concerned because it means that literally hundreds of thousands of immigrants will not be able to vote in this year's elections.

I am so glad that this is all coming to a head now. But for purely selfish reasons. I would like the next two phases of my immigration process to be less prolonged and excruciating than the last two phases. I'm hoping that by this time next year there will be a marked improvement in processing times. Not only for me, but for all those who have been stuck in limbo for extended periods of time. It just isn't right. My thinking is... you let us into the country after extensive background checks and we were okay for you then. We contribute and are productive residents and we're okay for you then too. But allow us to naturalize and vote in an upcoming election? Whoa. We really need to be sure you're the type of citizen we want in our country. hmph

Edited April 3, 2008 by Krikit

[SpiritAlight 1]

Well said Krikit.

Thanks for the update LadyJane.