Changes: Benefits or Repercussions By, Edward Juarez Immigrant's Voice (TV program) Column: January 23, 2007 Give your opinion on our Immigration Forum Edward's Blog
	Edward Juarez
	Founder and President

A simple change of direction can become a nightmare, causing serious legal and unnecessary complications when the laws are in effect.

Many Immigrants report their address changes to the post office so that their future mails can be transferred to their new address, not being aware that the post office does not send Immigration mail with address changes.

Immigration requires address changes within 10 days. If Immigration sends you a correspondence and it is returned due to not changing your address directly with Immigration, you can be accused of not reporting the changes; you can be fined a maximum of $1,000; you can be sent to jail for thirty days up to six months; this can even cause your deportation.

Now Immigrants can change their address via Internet. I recommend that the address change is sent urgently to the Immigration Services, via internet at www.uscis.gov/AR-11 or through regular mail sending the AR-11 FORM: U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services, Changes of address.

P.O Box 7134, London, KY 40742-7134. You can also send it through express shipping which guarantees you that it will only be received by: U.S. Citizenship and immigration Services, Changes of address, 1084-I South Laurel Road, London, KY 40744. To confirm the changes, it is recommended to call 1-800-375-5283.

If you have a pending process, enter the cases’ receipt number, names and biographical data of the family members, and the date and place of the last time you entered the country. If you have a pending deportation process or a criminal record, you can be arrested and removed immediately form the country. In these cases it is very important to be advised by a professional immigration expert after your process investigation began with the USCIS and the FBI.