Do we need to inform uscis of address change

[markandoliv 3]

Hi everyone, since arriving to the US on the 30th we have changed address (on september 15th), do we need to inform anyone of this address change or is updating the address in the aos which we will be sending next month be enough?

 

TIA

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

4 minutes ago, markandoliv said:

Hi everyone, since arriving to the US on the 30th we have changed address (on september 15th), do we need to inform anyone of this address change or is updating the address in the aos which we will be sending next month be enough?

 

TIA

You're required to file an AR-11: https://www.uscis.gov/ar-11

[markandoliv 3]

1 hour ago, USS_Voyager said:

You're required to file an AR-11: https://www.uscis.gov/ar-11

Can it be changed by calling them?

[Naes 12,205]

On 9/27/2019 at 3:37 PM, USS_Voyager said:

You're required to file an AR-11: https://www.uscis.gov/ar-11

There’s no petition on file to update it with an AR-11 though..

 

i would update it on the AOS as you didn’t even file it yet. K1 is non-immigrant so it does not keep track until you file for an immigrant visa.

On 9/27/2019 at 5:04 PM, markandoliv said:

Can it be changed by calling them?

IF you have a petition you would use Ar11 online or by mail. But they have nothing to update your address on at the moment 🤷🏻‍♀️

[markandoliv 3]

2 hours ago, Naes said:

There’s no petition on file to update it with an AR-11 though..

 

i would update it on the AOS as you didn’t even file it yet. K1 is non-immigrant so it does not keep track until you file for an immigrant visa.

IF you have a petition you would use Ar11 online or by mail. But they have nothing to update your address on at the moment 🤷🏻‍♀️

Hi, i put my details into the uscis site online tool and it says "success - address change request submitted" so i guess if it can be updated it has been. If not, the aos will update i hope.  Thanks

[Naes 12,205]

25 minutes ago, markandoliv said:

Hi, i put my details into the uscis site online tool and it says "success - address change request submitted" so i guess if it can be updated it has been. If not, the aos will update i hope.  Thanks

AOS will update it. Don’t worry.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

20 hours ago, Naes said:

There’s no petition on file to update it with an AR-11 though..

 

i would update it on the AOS as you didn’t even file it yet. K1 is non-immigrant so it does not keep track until you file for an immigrant visa.

IF you have a petition you would use Ar11 online or by mail. But they have nothing to update your address on at the moment 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yes, but as an immigrant or non-immigrant, you are required by laws to inform USCIS if you change your address within 15 days. 

[Naes 12,205]

43 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

Yes, but as an immigrant or non-immigrant, you are required by laws to inform USCIS if you change your address within 15 days. 

As an immigrant yes. I have never heard of non-immigrant required to, when they don’t have any sort of petition or application pending. 

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

27 minutes ago, Naes said:

As an immigrant yes. I have never heard of non-immigrant required to, when they don’t have any sort of petition or application pending. 

According to the Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 265(a), "each alien required to be registered under this title who is within the United States shall notify the attorney general in writing of each change of address and new address within ten days from the date of such change and furnish with such notice such additional information as the attorney general may require by regulation." Any non-citizens, including permanent residents, who reside in the U.S. should use Form AR-11, the Alien’s Change of Address Card, to report their change of address within 10 days of moving to the new address. Form AR-11 is available both in paper and electronic form on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov/ar-11.

 

So if you are an alien (non-US citizen) you need to do an AR-11. 

[Naes 12,205]

1 hour ago, USS_Voyager said:

According to the Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 265(a), "each alien required to be registered under this title who is within the United States shall notify the attorney general in writing of each change of address and new address within ten days from the date of such change and furnish with such notice such additional information as the attorney general may require by regulation." Any non-citizens, including permanent residents, who reside in the U.S. should use Form AR-11, the Alien’s Change of Address Card, to report their change of address within 10 days of moving to the new address. Form AR-11 is available both in paper and electronic form on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov/ar-11.

 

So if you are an alien (non-US citizen) you need to do an AR-11. 

Yes I did read that. but the explanation of  "each alien required to be registered" is the important part here, not the rest.

 

However according to that subsection, even tourist visas required to send AR-11. I should have known better searching for logic in USICS -_-..

 

however this logic also leads to the logic of a person with a tourist visa to also register (which apparently they do! wow I really didn't know this but apparently they are not exempt lol not working well I guess thinking of alllll the people who are sitting on tourist visas),  Looks like (k) fiance is not exempt of this.. which says needs to report every 3 month ( makes sense as the visa would expire) and/or if changed address. which doesn't really make this logical

 

K1 is a 90 day non-immigrant visa, you don't really give them where you will be living until AOS, although yes you write a possible address on the form itself like 1 year before entry, so until you file for AOS there is no address you can even give to them, that can be recorded and kept. unless they are putting a post-it somewhere and wait for that person to file for AOS. Which actually then lead to the part AR-11 in this case is more for the department of homeland security and not USCIS. I don't know still sounds silly but looks like weirdly required.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

2 hours ago, Naes said:

I don't know still sounds silly but looks like weirdly required.

True, very weird, but it is the law. And I'm not saying it's strictly enforced either. I have never seen anyone got into any troubles for NOT filing the AR-11. Just saying.