Change of Address AR-11 Online Form City Name

[skyline385 5]

I filled my I-751 last year and got a NOA for it. However, we recently moved to Palm Beach Gardens and when I tried to update my address on the Change of Address AR-11 Online Form, the city tab does not let me enter the full city name. The spaces are limited to "Palm Beach Gard" so I am not sure If I just abbreviate the Gardens part so that my city reads "Palm Beach Grdn" or file a paper form for my change of address which would be much slower than the online one ☹️

Anyone here experienced something like this before where your city name was too long for the online AR-11 form?

[Mike E 11,739]

File online 

 

Use the longest abbreviation for 

 

Palm Beach Gardens 

 

that you can construct from https://pe.usps.com/text/pub28/28apc_002.htm that fits the online form. 
 

9 digit zip  + street address will be enough 99.99 percent of the time. 

[skyline385 5]

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

File online 

 

Use the longest abbreviation for 

 

Palm Beach Gardens 

 

that you can construct from https://pe.usps.com/text/pub28/28apc_002.htm that fits the online form. 
 

9 digit zip  + street address will be enough 99.99 percent of the time. 

Thanks for the USPS link! Will use that to abbreviate it, PALM BEACH GDNS should fit into it perfectly.
I also read that you can call USCIS on their toll free number and change address, would you happen to know anything about it?

[Mike E 11,739]

3 minutes ago, skyline385 said:

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I also read that you can call USCIS on their toll free number and change address, would you happen to know anything about it?

Never heard of it and I  recommend you  do not try it. 

 

Every AR 11 I filed by mail was ignored by USCIS. 
 

Every AR 11 I filed online received two emails. An acknowledgment and a confirmation.  Say  USCIS then drops the ball and mails a notice like an interview or RFE to the old address.  So you don’t know about it and case is denied. You then  have evidence that lets you win your appeal or better yet convince USCIS to reopen your case. 
 

You do this by phone and you’ve no audit trail.

 

Protect yourself and don’t make it  unnecessarily complicated.  

[skyline385 5]

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Never heard of it and I  recommend you  do not try it. 

 

Every AR 11 I filed by mail was ignored by USCIS. 
 

Every AR 11 I filed online received two emails. An acknowledgment and a confirmation.  Say  USCIS then drops the ball and mails a notice like an interview or RFE to the old address.  So you don’t know about it and case is denied. You then  have evidence that lets you win your appeal or better yet convince USCIS to reopen your case. 
 

You do this by phone and you’ve no audit trail.

 

Protect yourself and don’t make it  unnecessarily complicated.  

Makes sense, definitely will do it online then. Good point on the confirmation with online filing too, that would be helpful if for whatever reason they mail it to my old address.