The Lopez Law Firm, PLLC

If you are in immigration court proceedings or have an appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), you must notify the court or BIA of your new address within five days of moving.

To do this:
1. Complete Form EOIR-33, which can be completed and submitted online here for either the immigration court or the BIA.
2. Send a copy of what you filed to ICE located at the Office of Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) assigned to the court. If your case is before the BIA, you still send a copy to the OPLA office assigned to the court that issued your decision. Their contact information can be found here.

If you are our client, we will submit the change of address form on your behalf to the court and send a copy to ICE.

If you have a pending application, petition, or waiver with USCIS, you must update your address within 10 days of moving.

There are two main ways to do this:
1. Online: Please visit https://www.uscis.gov/addresschange and follow the instructions.
2. By Mail: Submit Form AR-11 (Alien’s Change of Address Card) by mail if you cannot do it online.

If your case is a U-visa or T-visa-related case and is located at the Vermont Service Center or Nebraska Service Center, USCIS normally requires that a copy of the AR-11 be delivered via email to those centers. If you are a client, please complete the Form AR-11 and send it to us to email the service centers on your behalf.

Note: You may also need to update your address for each individual’s pending applications separately. We recommend saving confirmation of your address change, especially if you mail it. That is, please send it with a tracking number and save the confirmation that the AR-11 was delivered for your personal files, in the event that USCIS fails to update your address and denies an application in the future, or fails to deliver a government document to your new address.

USCIS processing times vary depending on the type of application and the service center handling it.

You can check the current estimated processing times online here, where you select your form type and service center or USCIS office that your application is currently located at.

If your case is outside the normal processing time, we may be able to submit an inquiry on your behalf.

You may be eligible for the I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver if you:

• Are present in the U.S.
• Are only inadmissible for unlawful presence more than six months (three year bar) or more than one year (ten year bar) upon departure from the United States.
• Are the beneficiary of an approved immigrant petition, such as a Form I-130 or I-140.
• Have qualifying relatives (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or parent). Please note that U.S. citizen or permanent resident children are not qualifying relatives.
• Can show that your qualifying relatives would suffer extreme hardship if you were not granted the waiver, if you are separated from them or if they relocate to your country of origin.

Please note the following:

• If you are inadmissible for other grounds, such as alien smuggling (if you brought a child unlawfully to the United States), crimes involving moral turpitude, fraud/misrepresentation, etc., that you will not qualify for this waiver.
• Children do not accumulate unlawful presence until the age of 18 years for purposes of this waiver.
• Being granted DACA tolls or prevents the accumulation of unlawful presence.

This waiver does not apply to all situations. We recommend a consultation to confirm your eligibility before applying.

You can check the status of your USCIS case online here. You will need your 13-character receipt number, which can be found on the notice USCIS sent you (e.g., MSC1234567890 or IOE1234567890).

If you need help understanding your case status or if your case appears to be delayed, our office can assist you in taking the next steps.