AR-11Alien's Change of Address Card
“We will also accept the 08/31/21 edition.”uscis.gov, Form AR-11 page · checked 2026-11-02
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Form AR-11 reports a change of address to USCIS. Non-citizens subject to registration requirements must report a new address within 10 days of moving, and the form's privacy notice warns that failing to do so can lead to a fine, imprisonment or removal. It is a two-page form: who you are, your present physical address (no P.O. boxes), your previous physical address, an optional mailing address, and your signature. USCIS lists AR-11 for online filing through its change-of-address tools, which can also update the address on pending cases. Filing AR-11 does not update the Immigration Court: people in proceedings must notify the court separately.
How to file Form AR-11
Change your address online
USCIS lists AR-11 for online filing and points to its How To Change Your Address page.
Open on uscis.govMail the paper form
Complete every required field, sign and date, and mail it to the Change of Address address printed on the form (Harrisonburg, VA).
“Complete all fields on this form, sign and date the form, and mail it to:”
In immigration court?
Notify the Immigration Court separately; AR-11 does not reach it.
“Filing Form AR-11 with USCIS does not update your address with the Immigration Court.”
Why our filler is off for this form: USCIS says its forms are optimized for Adobe Acrobat Reader, and part of this PDF is read-only by design (copied headers, barcodes, signature boxes). We turn our fill on per form only after the output re-opens in Acrobat Reader with every value intact and a matching barcode. Until then, Adobe Reader on a computer is the free tool USCIS points to.
Print, sign in ink, scan, send
USCIS does not accept signatures made by software, so the dependable path is paper first, then a clean PDF under the online limit. Every step below runs in your browser.
- PrintThe official AR-11 PDF from uscis.gov, every page from the same edition.
- Sign by handIn the signature box, in ink. USCIS: “USCIS does not accept signatures created by a typewriter, word processor, stamp, auto-pen, or similar device.”
- Scan to PDFPhone camera pages, deskewed and cleaned, in this tab.
- MergeForm and evidence in the order the instructions ask for.
- Under 12 MBCompressed to the USCIS online upload limit, with a preview first.
Sources: USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 1, Part B, Ch. 2 (signatures) · uscis.gov/file-online/tips-for-filing-forms-online (12 MB) · checked 2026-10-05
Line help for Form AR-11
Plain-language notes written from the official instructions, with the place each one comes from. Informational, not legal advice.
Family name, given name, middle name, A-Number if any, and date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy). Fields with an asterisk are mandatory.
“An asterisk (*) indicates a mandatory field that must be completed.”
Form AR-11 (11/02/22), page 1Where you live now: street number and name, unit, city, state and ZIP. No P.O. boxes.
Form AR-11 (11/02/22), Information About Your AddressThe address you moved from.
Form AR-11 (11/02/22), Previous Physical AddressOnly if you get mail somewhere other than where you live.
Form AR-11 (11/02/22), Mailing Address (optional)Your handwritten signature and the date.
Form AR-11 (11/02/22), Your SignatureWithin 10 days of moving.
Report the new address within 10 days. The form also says it is not evidence of identity, age or status.
“All aliens subject to registration requirements may use this form to report a change of address within 10 days of such change.”
Form AR-11 (11/02/22), DHS Privacy NoticeFailure to report has penalties.
The form's privacy notice lists possible fines, imprisonment or removal, and harm to future visas or benefits.
“Failure to report a change of address may result in a fine, imprisonment and/or removal”
Form AR-11 (11/02/22), DisclosureThe IRS is separate.
AR-11 updates USCIS only. To change your address with the IRS, use Form 8822.
pdfnex Form 8822 pageRevision history
We check the USCIS form page and its edition statement every day, and USCIS’s sitemap for preview files of new editions. This list starts when our crawler first saw the form.
| Edition | Status | Fields |
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| Edition 11/02/22 | Current | baseline |
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Sources
- USCIS Form AR-11 page · checked 2026-10-05
- Form AR-11 (Edition 11/02/22) · checked 2026-10-05
- USCIS, How To Change Your Address · checked 2026-10-05
- USCIS page for Form AR-11 · crawled 2026-11-02
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