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All foreign nationals must be aware of the Department of Homeland Security's regulations on address change notification.  All non-U.S. citizens, including lawful permanent residents, are required to notify DHS of changes of address within 10 days of moving using Form AR-11 or AR-11SR if you are a special registrant in the National Security Entry Exit Registration System (NSEERS). Special registrants are also required to notify DHS on Form AR-11SR whenever there has been a change of employment within 10 days of such change. The only foreign nationals exempt from this requirement are nonimmigrants in A and G categories.

Please note that if you are a J-1/J-2 exchange visit or in SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System), you should comply with this requirement by informing International Student and Scholar Services of an address change within 10 days of the change, instead of sending an AR-11 or AR-11SR directly to DHS.  Send your new address to oipadm@pobox.upenn.edu. You must also update your local address with Payroll using U@Penn.

If you are not in J-1/J-2 status, send Form AR-11 or AR-11SR by either certified mail with a return receipt or a courier service, so you will have proof that you notified DHS in a timely manner.   Please provide a copy of Form AR-11 or AR-11SR (after mailing the original to DHS) to OIP-ISSS within 10 days.   Or, you may use the USCIS Online Change of Address portal on the USCIS website.
 
Please note that the change of address you make on Form AR-11 or AR-11SR will not be communicated to USCIS service centers or district offices. Therefore, if you are an applicant for an immigration benefits, you must also: (1) call the number listed on your USCIS Receipt Notice; (2) send a written notice of the address change to the relevant USCIS office processing the case; (3) or use the USCIS Online Change of Address portal. 

Failure to comply with the address change notification requirements may affect your ability to remain in the U.S. and your ability to reenter the U.S. after travel abroad. Noncompliance may also be criminally punishable as a misdemeanor with a fine not to exceed $200 and/or imprisonment of no more than 30 days.