change of address forms

[NY_Applicant]

I didn't submit them for every address change. Does this come up during the interview? thank you.

 

[Obongo]

I didn't submit them for every address change. Does this come up during the interview? thank you.

I had the same question. It seems that AR11 (change of address forms)
are not handled by the service center and are not handled very
efficiently (i.e. sometimes they forget to process them).

I doubt it will be bought up, but you are required to update your
address with the USCIS everytime you move.

 

[takadigi]

I didn't submit them for every address change. Does this come up during the interview? thank you.

This is not anticipated to be a problem.

BTW, you can even initiate an AR-11 while you are currently going through the naturalization process. One thing you have to make sure independently is that both the Service Center and the District Office have your current address on file. You can validate that by taking an Infopass appointment.

 

[Triple Citizen]

Hi,
I moved 4 times while in K-1, AOS and PR status. I sent an AR-11 each time by certified mail simply because it is the law. It never came up during my interview.

 

[Flydog]

I never knew about the AR-11 requirement. I *never* notified the INS when I moved in 2000 (or afterwards). When I submitted my N-400 in September 2005, I asked a lawyer about that. She said "well, by submitting an N-400 with your current address, you are notifying them that you have moved, and have met the statutory requirements - don't worry about it". So I didn't.

It didn't come up at either my wife's or my interview (Dallas DO).

 

[Huracan]

I wouldn't sweat it. I think most people don't know about the AR-11 requirement. I think right after Sept. 11 the government used it (or attempted to use it) to deport some individuals. It is one of the few things that carry a penalty of deportation for failing to update your address. Anyway, as I said at the beginning, you shouldn't sweat it, in practice I believe it is never an issue.


http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=790c96cac9f259897131086cb140e31c

The law in this respect is particularly merciless:
"(b) Any alien or any parent or legal guardian in the United States of any alien who fails to give written notice to the Attorney General, as required by section 265 of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not to exceed $200 or be imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. Irrespective of whether an alien is convicted and punished as herein provided, any alien who fails to give written notice to the Attorney General, as required by section 265 , shall be taken into custody and removed in the manner provided by chapter 4 of this title, unless such alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that such failure was reasonably excusable or was not willful. "

I think the devil is in the details, about the failure being reasonably excusable or not willful. Most people don't know about this requirement so they could show it was not a willful omission. A few years ago the government tried to insert text in most or all immigration forms reminding of this requirement to update the address, and to acknowledge understanding the requirement and its consequences. Fortunately, I think this plan died before being approved.

This document is particularly eye-opening on the issue (scroll down to the AR-11 sections):

http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?bc=7153


My 2 cents
(I am not a lawyer, I am just stating what I remember seeing in this forum and in the media).

 

[NY_Applicant]

Thank you.