Do we need to notify INS of Change of Address ?

Yes, you have to, if the new INS enforcement mail I received is true

New INS enforcement

Reproduced hereunder is a notice from INS for your information and necessary
action, where ever required:

This notice applies to ALL NON-IMMIGRANT and IMMIGRANT (GREEN CARD holders)
FOREIGN PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES a recent change in INS enforcement of
an immigration law (section 265 of the I&N Act or 8 U.S.C. 1305). This law
requires every foreign person in the United States to notify the Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INS) within 10 days of any address change.

The INS will enforce this requirement and the penalty for failure to report
a change in address is arrest and deportation, and possibly even criminal
prosecution.

You must report if:
1. You are a resident (visa or green card holder) and
2. You are 14 years of age or older (parents report children under 18 years
of age) and
3. You have moved or your address has changed from the address on file at
the INS.

This requirement applies to all foreign person, ages 14 or older.

Again, this includes those here on temporary visas as well as lawful
permanent residents (green card holders). Parents are responsible to file
for their children under the age of eighteen (18). If you have not filed an
address change, you should do so. It is better to file a late address change
than not to file one at all. Make sure to keep a copy and proof of sending
(via certified US Postal Service mail) to INS for your personal records.

To report a change of address:
You must file form AR-11, which can be downloaded from the INS Web site:

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(The form is also available in English, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and
Vietnamese.)
 
Thats before you get green card, after you get GC you need to send them a form notifying them of you

 
 
Believe it or not, not notifying them of change of address is a ground for arrest and deportation

 
 
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