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Forgot to change address with USCIS after moving

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We filed my wife's N400 back in May. We moved in September and forgot to update her address with USCIS. Now she has an interview November 13th. We went online and changed her address through the form USCIS provides as soon as we realized this. I was concerned this might affect her naturalization. Now I am reading not updating your address within 10 days of moving could be grounds for deportation. How worried should we be about this and what should we do. Should we hire an attorney?

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14 minutes ago, jg121783 said:

How worried should we be about this and what should we do.

Not an issue which would affect Naturalization.  

Deportation?  I've never heard of anyone deported or fined for failure to file a timely address change.

 

Note: All sponsors are required to mail an I-865 to update after address changes, too.

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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9 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

 

Deportation?  I've never heard of anyone deported or fined for failure to file a timely address change.

I read that part on some immigration attorneys website that I found on Google. Maybe it was fear mongering to get people to hire them.

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Just now, jg121783 said:

I read that part on some immigration attorneys website that I found on Google. Maybe it was fear mongering to get people to hire them.

Technically, a person can be fined or jailed....but I have not seen a single case where that happened.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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28 minutes ago, jg121783 said:

I read that part on some immigration attorneys website that I found on Google. Maybe it was fear mongering to get people to hire them.

Make sure she mentions her address change at interview and see if it went through yet so officer can update it if hasnt been changed in their system. You are almost done with them, Congrats!

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8 hours ago, jg121783 said:

Now I am reading not updating your address within 10 days of moving could be grounds for deportation.

In some cases Notice to Appear is sent to people who are *already* in deportation proceedings. If they change their address they could always claim to have never received the notice and are thus not liable for not showing up at the Immigration Judge (or some other appointment).  But with the requirement to notify USCIS of address changes, the government can disregard such a claim and proceed with the deportation. On the other hand, if such a person has reported the change of address, and the notice is nevertheless sent to the old one, then they can still claim to have never received it and get another appointment (thus they are protected from the deportation enforcement). That's the most logical explanation I've seen.

 

So, this has about zero effect on you or other regular cases. 

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03/04/2016 AOS (EB2-NIW concurrent with I-485) mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
03/07/2016 AOS delivered to USCIS and signed
03/12/2016 Case received by Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
03/14/2016 Text notification received for I-140/I-485/I-765/I-131.
04/08/2016 Biometrics notice received for 04/21
04/13/2016 Biometrics early walk-in completed.
04/15/2016 EAD/AP combo card received in mail.

 

Long wait begins...

 

11/04/2016 I-140/485 cases transferred from Nebraska to TCS
12/01/2016 Prepared package for EAD/AP renewal (expires 04/09/2017)
12/23/2016 USCIS suddenly changes several forms, invalidating my EAD/AP renewal package (not yet sent)
12/27/2016 USCIS suddenly reforms the entire NIW criteria system, replacing a 20 years old one. Uncharted waters. 
01/07/2017 (Saturday!) EAD/AP renewal package with new forms received in Phoenix "reception desk"
01/17/2017 EAD/AP renewal case accepted; text/email with receipt numbers was received
01/30/2017 Law firm finally confirms that USCIS has suspended processing all EB2-NIW cases due to new criteria. 
02/23/2017 USCIS slowly starts adjudicating NIW cases again.
04/21/2017 Extended EAD/AP received in mail. Valid for 2 years. 
05/06/2017 Received a massive RFE on I-140 NIW case.
07/20/2017 RFE response received by USCIS (a very long response with 30 pages of docs)
09/14/2017 I-140 NIW approved!!! 
11/28/2017 RFE for new medical issued (plus another request re Supp J for employment which is clearly issued in error)
12/04/2017 RFE received in mail
12/07/2017 repeated medical exam for I-485
12/08/2017 Attorney receives documents for responding to I-485 RFE
12/21/2017 Response to RFE received by USCIS 
02/09/2018 I-485 approval (text, email) :)
02/08/2018 I-485 approval notice issued (the "welcome letter") - I'm LPR now
02/16/2018 Green card received
 
11/14/2022 Filed N-400 online; receipt and biometrics reuse form received online
03/07/2023 N-400 Interview scheduled 
04/xx/2023 N-400 approved, same-day Oath ceremony completed. I'm a US citizen.
05/xx/2023 US passport in hand

 

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8 hours ago, Bob in Boston said:

Make sure she mentions her address change at interview and see if it went through yet so officer can update it if hasnt been changed in their system. You are almost done with them, Congrats!

And have matching address state on state ID / DL. Matching her AR-11 and spouse's ID / DL

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