Moving...

[M. 0]

Hi all, long time no hear from!

All is going well with the hubby and me, and we're getting ready to file to lift conditions (the soonest we can file is October 29, 2008, but we're getting prepared early!) and now, it seems, we may be getting ready to move to a new apartment! We're trying to move before we have to file to remove conditions, so we won't have to do a change of address in the middle of our processing, but I have a couple of concerns mostly centered around this one question:

Do we have to notify USCIS of my husband's change in address *before* we file?

I'm asking because 1. a couple months ago, there was an article in the NYTimes about people being denied citizenship and deported, and one person claimed his denial was because he'd failed to update his address with USCIS. I didn't think too much of that until I started looking at the I-751 and noticed a check box at question number 9:

"9. Have you resided at any other address since you became a permanent resident? (If yes, attach a list of all addresses and dates.)"

It's in that section of check boxes where one clearly doesn't want to check any "yes" boxes (such as "have you ever been arrested" and "are you married to a different spouse than the one you filed your PR application with") and I'm VERY concerned. I want to minimize any problems or potential hiccups, as every step of this process we've done totally above the board. No short cuts or anything! I really don't want to find out, either through a denied petition to remove conditions or a denied citizenship application next year, that my husband's in trouble because we didn't update our address with USCIS when we moved before filing the papers. Similarly, I don't want USCIS to have any more information than they need!

Help?

[Mononoke28 137]

You and your husband have to report a change of address within 30 days of moving. He will have to file an AR-11 and you will have to file an I-865.

Diana

[M. 0]

You and your husband have to report a change of address within 30 days of moving. He will have to file an AR-11 and you will have to file an I-865.

Diana

Is that true for as long as we live in the country, even without any applications pending? For example, I understand that while we have applications pending, we have to notify USCIS of address changes, but what about when we don't, such as after we have the 10 year card?

[diadromous mermaid 36]

You and your husband have to report a change of address within 30 days of moving. He will have to file an AR-11 and you will have to file an I-865.

Diana

Is that true for as long as we live in the country, even without any applications pending? For example, I understand that while we have applications pending, we have to notify USCIS of address changes, but what about when we don't, such as after we have the 10 year card?

All non-U.S. citizens (aliens) who are required to be registered are also required to keep the USCIS informed of their current address. This is particularly important when you have filed an application or petition for a benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act and expect notification of a decision on that application. In addition, the USCIS may need to contact you to provide other issued documents or return original copies of evidence you submitted. It is also mandatory for any alien who has been designated as a "special registrant" under 8 CFR § 264.1(f)(as amended by 67 Federal Register 52585 (August 12, 2002) to inform the USCIS whenever he or she has a change of address, employment or school. The special registrant rule is effective as of September 11, 2002.

In the past, our predecessor, the INS, required every alien in the United States to report his or her address annually, in January. This requirement was eliminated in 1980 and annual reporting is no longer required. However, if you are not a U.S. citizen, the law still requires that you report any change of address change within 10 days of the change.

http://www.ailc.com/howdoi/address.htm

[tachy 0]

I also have an address issue, could you have a look at my post --having two addresses, what to do?--

thank you

tachy

[marge 0]

We moved between March and April. We filed for my I-751 last May 24 with the attachment of the present and previous address. We didnt filed any change of address before that. My status is still pending.

I dont know about this filing if moving until now. Hopefully my application will go smoothly.