Address change while petition pending

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sk-1

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Friends,

Background:
I filed for Adjustment of Status on July 2nd and changed home address after filing on July 22.

I have filed change of address using AR-11 to Dept of Homeland Security. Now that I have received receipt #’s from USCIS Ctr in Nebraska I contacted the service # for updating the home address so that I could receive the fingerprint notice and EAD cards etc at correct address. I was informed that they no longer change address via phone and that I had to do it online at USCIS homepage. I have changed the address online on pending I485, I131 and I765 petitions for both my wife and I.

Questions:

Q1) I have signed up online status update and found that on August 14th there was an update (LUD) on all pending petitions. As my notice date is Aug 9th I am assuming that last update on Aug 14th might be when USCIS mailed me the fingerprint/biometric notices. Hence, there is a chance that I might miss the notice and it will be returned as undelivered back to USCIS. How can I find out if notice has been undelivered? Does it update online at USCIS case track page?

Q2) Should I proceed with an Infopass appointment at local USCIS office to enquire about the fingerprint/biometric notice? If I do will they have information I am looking for and share that information? Any other helpful suggestion will be most welcome.

Q3) I had asked the USCIS customer service person if she could tell me if my fingerprint/biometric notice had been mailed, she said she could not. Is that correct or was she just blowing me away?

Q4) Do the US postal service forward USCIS mail?

Q5) Will I get a confirmation of change of address via snail mail of the update in address done online at USCIS homepage?


Thanks in advance.
 
Please respond!

Friends,

I would think there is someone on this forum who could answer these questions. Please respond.

Thanks in advance.:)
 
You have to fill Change of address form at USPS first. Change of address is valid for 1 year. But these Government related envelopes may contain "Return Service Requested" meaning if the person is not available in the current address it has to be returned and not forwarded to the new address. IT all depends on the post office whether to retun or forward.
 
sk-1 said:
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Why are you so worried about biometrics ... they will make sure that UR pictures are taken and and all Ur figures are in records.

If the biometrics notice comes and U are not in the address .. most it goes back and they put the new address and it is sent to U .. Sometimes the postman may forward it too.

Biometrics is not required for 485 approval but required before they issue U the card.. So if Ur 485 gets approved today .. they will ask you to do the biometrics before the card is produced.

Bottom line -- do not worry too much about it.
 
The only thing you can do is change your address with USPS as well as with the USCIS, and hope that it either gets forwarded to you (which doesn't always happen in my experience, although sometimes they're good about it) and if it doesn't, it will get returned to the USCIS, and they will mail it to the changed address...
 
If possible inform new resident too...

One of my friend knocked the door of the new resident and requested him to inform if he receives any mail for him and he collected his EAD card by him!!!!

One my friend got his EAD delivered to his new address and his spouse's EAD delivered to old address, despite he changed address online for his and his wife's for all his and his wife's pending applications.

After he got the EAD from the new resident of his old address, banged post office for not forwarding despite his forwarding request. They said the guy is new and will take care of rest of things!

So, knocking the door of a new resident did worked for him. But beware of unfriendly or hostile or local rules before knocking the door of the new resident of your old residence!!!
 
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