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- Address Change Overview
- Address Change Requirement for Visa Holders
- Address Change Requirement for Green Card Holders
- "Special Registration" (SR) Information
- Filing Information
- USCIS Mailing Information
- List of Customs and Border Protection Field Offices
- Directory of Ports of Departure for SR individuals
- Overview of U.S. Immigration Terms
- List of USCIS (formerly INS) Nationwide
- United States Embassies and Consulates Listed
- Green Card Change of Address Application Forms
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Important Information for Green Card Address Change and Visa Holder Change of Address:
- It is a misdemeanor crime to willfully fail to provide the USCIS with a written notice of address change (Form AR-11) within 10 days after remaining in the United States for 30 days or more.
- Individuals being convicted, including the parent or the legal guardian of an alien under age 14 who is required to give notice, can be fined up to $200 or imprisoned up to 30 days or a combination of both.
- Individuals may also be deported from the United States, ref. INA § 266(b).
- The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) run a “Special Registration” program where individuals from certain countries go through additional security steps to confirm their change of address while in the United States. Nationalities and procedures are included in this information guide.
The Notice of Change of Address applies to Nonimmigrant Visa Holders (visas such
as F-1, H-1B, etc.) and Green Card Holders (permanent United States residents).
Providing the USCIS with your change of address is not a separate requirement,
but it is a condition of a requirement of an individual’s stay in the United
States. Visitors who do not comply with the change of address requirement during
their stay in the United States will be considered “Out of Status”. The
consequences of being out of status can lead to arrest, detention, fines, and/or
removal from the United States. Future visa applications to enter the United
States may also be impacted.
After September 11, 2001, the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
(NSEERS) was put in place is to keep a track record of those entering and
leaving the United States. NSEERS was the first step taken by the Department of
Justice and then by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in order to comply
with the development of the Congressionally-mandated requirement for a
comprehensive entry-exit program.
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