MOVING DURING K1 PROCESS

[TheGirlWonder 0]

My boyfriend (soon to be fiancé) is Irish and will be in Ireland after we file the K1. Our goal is to live in Colorado together, however, near my family, after we are married. Can I move states while the K1 paperwork is being processed? If I can, what if any are the implications?

[payxibka 10,045]

receiving any mail from the USCIS that would be sent to the old address

[TheGirlWonder 0]

What if I begin to forward my mail several weeks before I move? Or, alternatively, I could have it all sent to what is technically my permanent residence: my parents' house...where I will be staying temporarily when I relocate to Colorado.

receiving any mail from the USCIS that would be sent to the old address

[payxibka 10,045]

What if I begin to forward my mail several weeks before I move? Or, alternatively, I could have it all sent to what is technically my permanent residence: my parents' house...where I will be staying temporarily when I relocate to Colorado.

Some USCIS mail is not forwardable.... not sure if the NOA's fall in this category or not

[TheGirlWonder 0]

Then I could put my parents' address, yes? How do they determine what my 'real' address is? I have always considered New York to be a temporary thing (moving in a few months after just three years here), so would work best for me to do everything through my CO address.

Some USCIS mail is not forwardable.... not sure if the NOA's fall in this category or not

[lbounds 16]

Some USCIS mail is not forwardable.... not sure if the NOA's fall in this category or not

Can you please let me know where you got that info about some USCIS mail not being forwardable ?

I'm also moving after I file. I was planning on mail forwarding and also using the change of address option from the USCIS website.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Here is the USCIS change of address information: https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=coa

From your post, you are planning to move after marriage. Depending on how soon after marriage you're planning on moving, you CAN wait to file AOS until you have moved, thus removing the issue.

Once your fiance is IN the US after entering on the K1 visa, the K1 paperwork is complete. There is nothing you will receive (that I'm aware of) until you file the AOS paperwork.

If you're planning on moving some time after marriage but file the AOS immediately after marriage, I don't think moving while doing the process matters, but I would suggest leaving your address as it is right now, and then changing it when you move... just for safeties sake. You don't want them asking for biometrics in your home state when you live somewhere else because that's just money wasted.

I have tried looking on the USCIS website for the reference to government mail being unable to be forwarded but haven't found anything.

I called USPS to ask them about forwarding mail, this is what they said:

If the envelope is endorsed with "do not forward" then it will not be forwarded. Often government cheques etc have this note on the envelope. If there is a "forward" in place then it will be returned to sender. You will need to check with the sender whether they endorse with "do not forward"

It can take 7-10 business days to start receiving forwarded mail.

Edited January 8, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I also found this answer to this qn:

"No, They dont for goverment mails. Same thing happened to me and it went back to USCIS. USCIS updated my case status saying that "we mailed the document on this date but it is returned to us. Please update your correct address so that we can resend the document to you.". Did you update your new address for your case? AR11 is not sufficient for GC cases, you need to individually change address for each cases."

So make sure you change your address on the system so they can re-send the information to you. Sometimes they might not update their "pro-forma" letters or like solicitors secretaries do (each place i've worked) go from the last letter they send without checking to see if you moved in the meantime. Then they get the "return to sender" and they check and go "oh.. #######. Alright, send again :S"

[TheGirlWonder 0]

Another question: On the I129F, the address of where I (petitioner, and an American citizen) now live is different than the address I put for when my fiancé will live when he comes to the U.S., as I am planning to move a few months after I file the K1. I imagine that's not a problem?

I also found this answer to this qn:

"No, They dont for goverment mails. Same thing happened to me and it went back to USCIS. USCIS updated my case status saying that "we mailed the document on this date but it is returned to us. Please update your correct address so that we can resend the document to you.". Did you update your new address for your case? AR11 is not sufficient for GC cases, you need to individually change address for each cases."

So make sure you change your address on the system so they can re-send the information to you. Sometimes they might not update their "pro-forma" letters or like solicitors secretaries do (each place i've worked) go from the last letter they send without checking to see if you moved in the meantime. Then they get the "return to sender" and they check and go "oh.. #######. Alright, send again :S"

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Here is the USCIS change of address information: https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=coa

From your post, you are planning to move after marriage. Depending on how soon after marriage you're planning on moving, you CAN wait to file AOS until you have moved, thus removing the issue.

Once your fiance is IN the US after entering on the K1 visa, the K1 paperwork is complete. There is nothing you will receive (that I'm aware of) until you file the AOS paperwork.

If you're planning on moving some time after marriage but file the AOS immediately after marriage, I don't think moving while doing the process matters, but I would suggest leaving your address as it is right now, and then changing it when you move... just for safeties sake. You don't want them asking for biometrics in your home state when you live somewhere else because that's just money wasted.

I have tried looking on the USCIS website for the reference to government mail being unable to be forwarded but haven't found anything.

I called USPS to ask them about forwarding mail, this is what they said:

If the envelope is endorsed with "do not forward" then it will not be forwarded. Often government cheques etc have this note on the envelope. If there is a "forward" in place then it will be returned to sender. You will need to check with the sender whether they endorse with "do not forward"

It can take 7-10 business days to start receiving forwarded mail.

The actual phrase on the USCIS mail is “Return Service Requested” - (if it has it - it cannot be forwarded)

They were in the process of going over the system and changing things (in 2006) - here is the link to the response to the ombudsman - USCIS response

As luck would have it, I tossed all my USCIS envelopes - so I can't tell you for certain which ones still retain this mark.

To the OP's second question - no - it will not matter, you will change that when you send in the G-325's (current address) as needed.