Moving

[trey 0]

My fiancee's interview is scheduled for September 8. I will be moving to a different home in the same town I live in, towards the end of August. Do I need to notify the foreign consulate or state department or someone?

Thank you.

[dwar49 0]

If it means that the address that she is supplying on her forms that she takes to the interview is different than where she will be living once in the states, yes you do need to inform them.

I moved a month ago but because I have a PO box, my mail address didnt change. However since the address we will be living at will be different than the original one, I notified CSC of the change.

Cant find it now but there is number you can call to change your address.

[amwo 0]

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and make sure they really change it on their end. i've heard of too many screw ups at uscis because soemone didn't update an address change.

[zyggy 9]

You can put the new address on the DS forms and inform them at the interview. They do not need to be informed before that time...

[aussiewench 9]

USCIS FACT SHEET ON CHANGING ADDRESS

[zyggy 9]

USCIS FACT SHEET ON CHANGING ADDRESS

If the petition is at the Embassy .. it's out of the USCIS's hands. They don't care anymore. So that link above does not apply in this case.

All the Embassy is concerned about is knowing where the alien will be going to once they enter the US. That can be entered on the DS forms that they submit at their interview. Nothing else needs to be done until that time...

[aussiewench 9]

USCIS FACT SHEET ON CHANGING ADDRESS

If the petition is at the Embassy .. it's out of the USCIS's hands. They don't care anymore. So that link above does not apply in this case.

All the Embassy is concerned about is knowing where the alien will be going to once they enter the US. That can be entered on the DS forms that they submit at their interview. Nothing else needs to be done until that time...

I agree. I was half asleep on that one.

[meauxna 15]

My fiancee's interview is scheduled for September 8. I will be moving to a different home in the same town I live in, towards the end of August. Do I need to notify the foreign consulate or state department or someone?

Thank you.

Ms Fiancee should know the new address and be prepared to give it at the POE---this will be her chance to get her correct address on file with USCIS (who will be involved in her case again as soon as she lands). The attached pdf from Wenchie indicates that you should call 1-800---it can't hurt to 'try'.

General address changing tips:

To successfully change address, from the Dept of Overkill:

-file AR-11 as required by law. This does not change your *mailing* address, but it informs USCIS where you might have been, at one time. Just do it, it's the law http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/address.htm

How Do I Report a Change of Address to the USCIS?

AR-11 does not generally generate a NOA receipt. Send by trackable mail.

-Copy of AR-11 to any LOCAL or district office where you might have a file. Include a letter saying: change my mailing address

-copy of AR-11 to any Service Center where you might have a file. Include a letter saying: change my mailing address

-Phone call to 1-800 MisInformation line with the request: please change my mailing address

-file I-865 for USC Sponsor as required by law. You *may* get a NOA for this one and it *might* change the Sponsor's mailing address. Or not.

-file Change of Address and Mail Forwarding with the USPS. Your USCIS mail *might* get forwarded to your new addy. Or returned to USCIS, you never know. Unfortunate side effect: the PO sells your new address to bulk mailers and you are now back on every junk mailing list under the sun.

http://www.obviously.com/junkmail/

Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls

30 days later

-Follow up phone call to 1-800 to see if address change is captured.

-Cross fingers and keep an eye on processing times and when you expect to be contacted. Don't let it go for ages and then say 'dude, where's my case?'.©