11/04/2004
Currently, the DHS requires
every alien who is applying for immigration benefits to provide a valid current
address, including any change of address within 10 days of the change.
The DHS Department
will use the most recent address provided by the alien for all purposes,
including the service of a Notice to Appear if the Department initiates removal
proceedings; and, if the alien has changed address and failed to provide the new
address to DHS, that the alien will be held responsible for any communications
sent to the most recent address provided by the alien.
This
rule will satisfy the requirements or advance notice to the alien of the
obligation to provide a current address to the Department, and of the
consequences that may result for failure to do so, including the entry of an in
absentia removal order against the alien if the alien fails to appear at a
removal hearing.
This rule
adds procedural consequences of such failure, which can be as deadly as the
substantive law consequences. People should take the address change notification
requirement very seriously. The aliens are advised to send out address change
notifications within 10 days AR-11 or AR-11SR as well as additional notification
to the field offices where their legal proceedings are pending. People should
not fail to preserve the evidence of notification, including certified notice
receipt as well as a copy of the notification.
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