Can we get a Green Card delivered to a PO Box?

[garya505 2]

I was wondering if anyone has tried to get their Green Card delivered to a PO Box. Our mail service is terrible at the apartments where I live and sometimes I don't get my mail (they put it in the wrong apartment mail box). I looked on the USCIS web site and they have an online Change of Address there but it's for an actual change of physical address, not just an alternate delivery address such as a PO Box.

[*JG* 2]

I was wondering if anyone has tried to get their Green Card delivered to a PO Box. Our mail service is terrible at the apartments where I live and sometimes I don't get my mail (they put it in the wrong apartment mail box). I looked on the USCIS web site and they have an online Change of Address there but it's for an actual change of physical address, not just an alternate delivery address such as a PO Box.

I'm not positive; but I thought the answer was NO to this one.

[YuAndDan 153]

I was wondering if anyone has tried to get their Green Card delivered to a PO Box. Our mail service is terrible at the apartments where I live and sometimes I don't get my mail (they put it in the wrong apartment mail box). I looked on the USCIS web site and they have an online Change of Address there but it's for an actual change of physical address, not just an alternate delivery address such as a PO Box.

I'm not positive; but I thought the answer was NO to this one.

I believe they do, many people don't and in many cases cannot get mail delivered to their residential address. You need to Call USCIS and request delivery address to be a PO BOX.

AR-11 is for physical address, USCIS needs to keep tabs on where resident aliens are in the USA

Edited November 8, 2007 by YuAndDan

[garya505 2]

I was wondering if anyone has tried to get their Green Card delivered to a PO Box. Our mail service is terrible at the apartments where I live and sometimes I don't get my mail (they put it in the wrong apartment mail box). I looked on the USCIS web site and they have an online Change of Address there but it's for an actual change of physical address, not just an alternate delivery address such as a PO Box.

I'm not positive; but I thought the answer was NO to this one.

I believe they do, many people don't and in many cases cannot get mail delivered to their residential address. You need to Call USCIS and request delivery address to be a PO BOX.

AR-11 is for physical address, USCIS needs to keep tabs on where resident aliens are in the USA

Our mail service is really bad. The letter carrier constantly puts mail in the wrong apartment boxes. The problem with that is that some people just throw mail away if it's not theirs.

I've complained to the USPS about misdelivered mail but they can't seem to do anything about it. If the Green Card gets lost in the mail then I think we have to file a I-90 and pay a fee, and wait.

[Jasman0717 9]

Maybe when you receive the email notice of approval you could just go to the post office and put your mail on hold, like you are going on holiday or something. The tough part is just how long do you let it stay on hold

[titotomas 0]

We lived in an apartment hotel back in the day when they first immigrated and we got the original green cards for wife and kid. Because of that we used a P.O. box since the mail wasn't real secure at home. I asked this specific question of the officer when we did our interview and he said "no". "No P.O. boxes, we have to have a physical address to send them to."

Maybe a work address or a friend's?

Tom

[libyloba 0]

I have asked this question to the customer service reps., they said it not possible . We had the same problem at our previous apartment. The problem was that our building was one of the last building that our mailman delivered to (around 4:30-5:00 pm). Our bank and credit card statement were always thrown into someone else mailbox, sometimes we got them from the neighbor but others would just trash them . also, some of our mail would come open(torn envelopes) . We complained but not much changed. We've moved and our current mailman is awesome , mail is here before 3pm and it's never open or misplaced (that's if the sender writes the correct address ).

[Jasman0717 9]

Maybe a work address or a friend's?

Thats a good idea too. Claudeth orders a lot of stuff through the Internet and it always seems that we aren't here when it is delivered so I have it delivered to my work. Works like a charm

[garya505 2]

Maybe when you receive the email notice of approval you could just go to the post office and put your mail on hold, like you are going on holiday or something. The tough part is just how long do you let it stay on hold

Oh I like that idea. I don't mind picking the mail up at the PO every few days Thanks!