Urgent, Guru's Please Help

[waiting4gc2002]

Hi Guru's,

I have gone past 180 days into I-485 and I have EAD &
AP. I am planning to change my employer.
The question is

1. (a) I am living in new jersey and my I-485 is filed in
Vermont, My new job is in Texas and i will be moving to
texas, in that case i have to inform INS about my change of
address and if i do that, does my file will be transfered to
Texas INS??
(b) I don't want my file to transfer to Texas INS,
because it is very slow, instead can i ask my post office
to farword all my mails to the texas address, Does INS
mails will be farworded at all??

2. If i want to change address. Does INS change ther address
over the phone???

 

[hassoon]

File AR-11

You are obliged to file AR-11 which will inform the INS of your new address. Don't hesitate to file this. But that does not mean that your address in your I485 application will change accordingly. It will not change unless you send a separage request to VSC with you I-485 case number just asking them to change the address on your application. I don't advise that you do this if you have access to your old mail box. The best thing is to have a friend or someone you trust check it for you regularely, I would not trust the mail forward much.

In summary, you have to file Ar-11, but you don't have to send change of address request on you I-485.

Hope this help

 

[gc791188]

I found a very good explanation of AC21

Please follow this link:

http://www.ghsltd.com/immigration/FAQs/adjustmentPortability.doc

Please note the following from the document:
"AC21 does not specify any procedure for notifying INS of the job change. The Cronin memo states that INS will “expect the applicant to submit a letter notifying INS of this change in intent” and that INS may “request a letter of employment from the new employer. The letter from the new employer verifying that the job offer exists should contain the new job title, job description and salary.”

In some cases, it may be preferable to notify INS of the job change as soon as 180 days have passed and the foreign national has secured the new job. This strategy may speed processing of the case and may clarify for posterity that the I-485 is granted on the basis of the new job. In other cases, the better strategy may be to wait to see whether INS issues a request for evidence (RFE) specifically seeking information about the employment. In cases where it is questionable whether the new employment is in the “same or a similar occupational classification,” this strategy may avoid INS scrutiny of the issue."