international-students Digest Thu, 11 Jul 2002 Volume: 03  Issue: 033

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Subject: [international-students] Important immigration update
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:19:32 -0500
From: "Casey, Cristen T" <cristen@utdallas.edu



  Hello Everyone,
  
  As always, the ISS Office wants to notify you of changing immigration
issues that can affect your stay in the United States.  We are not
immigration attorneys and cannot give legal advice, but we have some
urgent information that you may want to take care of immediately.
  
  All visa holders are required to report address changes to INS
directly, first when they enter the United States, then any time that
their address changes.  INS Commissioner James Ziglar, in his address to
the America Immigration Lawyers Association, said that INS is going to
begin strictly enforcing the requirement, and that failure to do so can
result in a $200 fine and 30 days in jail.  For nonimmigrants, Ziglar
said, failure to keep the INS informed of an address change is a status
violation and can lead to deportation (taken from Siskind's immigration
bulletin, http://www.visalaw.com/02jun2/2jun202.html).
  
  These are very serious consequences, so we recommend all immigrant
visa holders (Permanent Residents, Asylees, Refugees, PIPs) and urge all
non-immigrant visa holders (H-1, H-4, L-1, L-2, F-1, F-2 J-1, J-2, etc.)
to comply with this rule.  To comply, fill out the INS form AR-11
immediately and send it to the INS.  This form, with instructions and
mailing information, is on the INS website at:
http://www.ins.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/ar-11.htm.  You will need to
mail the form yourself and keep a copy of it for your records.  Then,
when you change your address in the future, complete the form again and
resubmit it to the INS.  Please note that the answer to the question:
"If not a Permanent Resident, my stay in the US expires on:"  should be
the expiration date on your I-94, or D/S for most F-1 students. 
Non-immigrant visa holders do not have an "A" number, so leave this part
blank.  All other questions are simple.  Please fill out the form and
mail it directly to the address listed.
  
  We wish you the best of luck in filling out this form as soon as
possible.  
  
  Cristen
  
  Cristen Casey
  International Student Services
  The University of Texas at Dallas
  MC 36, PO Box 830688
  Richardson, TX  75083-0688
  972-883-4189, phone
  972-883-4010, fax
  
  
  

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Subject: [international-students] FW: Attention non-US Citizens
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:03:05 -0500
From: "Casey, Cristen T" <cristen@utdallas.edu


Hello again.  We have had many questions about this earlier e-mail. 
After talking with an immigration attorney, I would like to give you two
recommendations.  Please remember, however, that I cannot give legal
advice.

First of all, answer the questions to the best of your ability.  Be
honest, and don't think too much about what INS is looking for the
right answer is an honest and direct answer.  When it asks for your last
address, simply put the last place that you lived.  Date of last entry,
put the date that you last came into the US.

The UTD address, if you are working or studying as an F or J student at
UTD, is:  2601 North Floyd, Richardson, TX 75083-0688.

Lastly, when you send these applications, I recommend that you have a
way to verify that you have sent them.  This way you can verify that you
sent it to INS, even if they can't verify that they have received it. 
One way to do this is to send it certified mail.  You can find out about
this and other services from a US Post Office.

I hope this is helpful.  Good luck.  Cristen

Cristen Casey
International Student Services
The University of Texas at Dallas
MC 36, PO Box 830688
Richardson, TX  75083-0688
972-883-4189, phone
972-883-4010, fax

   -----Original Message-----
  From: Casey, Cristen T  
  Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:24 AM
  To: 'students@utdallas.edu'
  Subject: Attention non-US Citizens
  
  
  Hello Everyone,
  
  This message applies to all non-US citizens.  Though we in the
International Student Services Office are not immigration attorneys and
cannot give legal advice, we have some information important in relation
to your immigration status.  
  
  All visa holders are required to report address changes to INS
directly, first when they enter the United States, then any time that
their address changes.  INS Commissioner James Ziglar, in his address to
the America Immigration Lawyers Association, said that INS is going to
begin strictly enforcing the requirement, and that failure to do so can
result in a $200 fine and 30 days in jail.  For nonimmigrants, Ziglar
said, failure to keep the INS informed of an address change is a status
violation and can lead to deportation (taken from Siskind's immigration
bulletin, http://www.visalaw.com/02jun2/2jun202.html).
  
  These are very serious consequences, so we recommend all immigrant
visa holders (Permanent Residents, Asylees, Refugees, PIPs) and urge all
non-immigrant visa holders (H-1, H-4, L-1, L-2, F-1, F-2 J-1, J-2, etc.)
to comply with this rule.  To comply, fill out the INS form AR-11
immediately and send it to the INS.  This form, with instructions and
mailing information, is on the INS website at:
http://www.ins.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/ar-11.htm.  You will need to
mail the form yourself and keep a copy of it for your records.  Then,
when you change your address in the future, complete the form again and
resubmit it to the INS.  Please note that the answer to the question:
"If not a Permanent Resident, my stay in the US expires on:"  should be
the expiration date on your I-94, or D/S for most F-1 students. 
Non-immigrant visa holders do not have an "A" number, so leave this part
blank.  All other questions are simple.  Please fill out the form and
mail it directly to the address listed.
  
  We wish you the best of luck in filling out this form as soon as
possible.  
  
  Cristen
  
  Cristen Casey
  International Student Services
  The University of Texas at Dallas
  MC 36, PO Box 830688
  Richardson, TX  75083-0688
  972-883-4189, phone
  972-883-4010, fax
  
  
  

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