Question about changing address before AOS interview

[juggy_11 18]

Hello, 

 

I tried searching this forum for answers but couldn't find what I'm looking for. We have our AOS interview (from K1 visa) scheduled in mid-September after having originally scheduled our interview back in March, but due to COVID, that was postponed. Back in July, we bought a house and moved. 2 days after moving, we filed for AR-11, but as I was reviewing the requirements for the I-864 Affidavit of Support, it says that I (the sponsor) need to file I-865 as well for change of address. Is this correct? 

 

My question is, since we haven't had our interview yet, but completed the I-864 and signed it (included in our original AOS packet), does the I-865 apply to me? 

 

Thank you! 

Edited September 1, 2020 by juggy_11

[Matrix13 131]

2 hours ago, juggy_11 said:

Hello, 

 

I tried searching this forum for answers but couldn't find what I'm looking for. We have our AOS interview (from K1 visa) scheduled in mid-September after having originally scheduled our interview back in March, but due to COVID, that was postponed. Back in July, we bought a house and moved. 2 days after moving, we filed for AR-11, but as I was reviewing the requirements for the I-864 Affidavit of Support, it says that I (the sponsor) need to file I-865 as well for change of address. Is this correct? 

 

My question is, since we haven't had our interview yet, but completed the I-864 and signed it (included in our original AOS packet), does the I-865 apply to me? 

 

Thank you! 

Yes, the I-865 applies to you. Think of it as a way for the USCIS know where a sponsor lives in case they need to enforce an I-864.

 

We're on a very, very similar timeline to you. I (the sponsor) filed the I-864 after we moved in April, and I subsequently received a USCIS letter acknowledging the change of address.

 

My wife filed the AR-11 (online), and did NOT receive a letter from the USCIS acknowledging the change of address. In fact, they sent our re-scheduled AOS interview letter to our old address. We decided to file another AR-11 and also ask the IO about it when we go to the interview later this month.

 

Did you get an AR-11 acknowledgement letter from the USCIS after you submitted it?

Edited September 1, 2020 by Matrix13
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[Ayrton 965]

2 hours ago, juggy_11 said:

Hello, 

 

I tried searching this forum for answers but couldn't find what I'm looking for. We have our AOS interview (from K1 visa) scheduled in mid-September after having originally scheduled our interview back in March, but due to COVID, that was postponed. Back in July, we bought a house and moved. 2 days after moving, we filed for AR-11, but as I was reviewing the requirements for the I-864 Affidavit of Support, it says that I (the sponsor) need to file I-865 as well for change of address. Is this correct? 

 

My question is, since we haven't had our interview yet, but completed the I-864 and signed it (included in our original AOS packet), does the I-865 apply to me? 

 

Thank you! 

My understanding from the form instructions is that the 865 is only necessary if/while the 864 is in effect, which means from the moment the immigrant becomes a LPR. So my suggestion is to take an updated 864 to the interview and hand it to the officer so he can update the sponsor information. 

[juggy_11 18]

18 minutes ago, Matrix13 said:

Yes, the I-865 applies to you. Think of it as a way for the USCIS know where a sponsor lives in case they need to enforce an I-864.

 

We're on a very, very similar timeline to you. I (the sponsor) filed the I-864 after we moved in April, and I subsequently received a USCIS letter acknowledging the change of address.

 

My wife filed the AR-11 (online), and did NOT receive a letter from the USCIS acknowledging the change of address. In fact, they sent our re-scheduled AOS interview letter to our old address. We decided to file another AR-11 and also ask the IO about it when we go to the interview later this month.

 

Did you get an AR-11 acknowledgement letter from the USCIS after you submitted it?

Thanks for the response. I did get an AR-11 acknowledgement email, but our AOS interview notice still got sent to our old address (no big deal since we moved in the same area/jurisdiction). 

 

To clarify, when you said you filed the I-864 in April, did you mean the I-865?

[juggy_11 18]

16 minutes ago, Ayrton said:

My understanding from the form instructions is that the 865 is only necessary if/while the 864 is in effect, which means from the moment the immigrant becomes a LPR. So my suggestion is to take an updated 864 to the interview and hand it to the officer so he can update the sponsor information. 

I plan on taking with me an updated I-864. I guess I'm confused if our I-864 is "in effect" or not, since we haven't done our interview yet, and we only submitted the I-864 as part of the packet. 

[Matrix13 131]

1 hour ago, juggy_11 said:

Thanks for the response. I did get an AR-11 acknowledgement email, but our AOS interview notice still got sent to our old address (no big deal since we moved in the same area/jurisdiction). 

 

To clarify, when you said you filed the I-864 in April, did you mean the I-865?

Good catch, I didn't mean to confuse things. As you suspected, I meant to say that I filed the I-865 in April. 

 

Our AOS interview notice was forwarded to us without issue, but I'm not confident that our physical green card will be forwarded.