Cambio de dirección vía internet
Un trámite obligatorio en un click
Univision Online*
29 de Septiembre de 2008
Los extranjeros que viven legalmente en Estados Unidos y tienen trámites pendientes con el servicio de inmigración, están oligados a notificar a la agencia los cambios de dirección.Desde el año 2004 este trámite es simple, sin colas, sin sobres, ni sellos postales. Se hace por internet y es gratis.
El servicio, activado por la Oficina de Ciudadanía y Servicios de Inmigración (USCIS), se sumó a una larga lista de facilidades que incluye: pedir cita, una prórroga de estadía, renovar la Tarjeta Verde o solicitar una nueva autorización de empleo.La agencia habilitó las nuevas herramientas en septiembre de 2004 con el propósito de combatir el fraude, "y ahorrar tiempo y dinero", dijo Emilio González, director de la USCIS en un comunicado.
La ley de inmigración exige que todos los "no ciudadanos estadounidenses"
que viven en territorio de Estados Unidos mantengan informado a la USCIS de
cualquier cambio de su dirección en un plazo de diez días posterior a la fecha
de su traslado a otra ciudad, condado o estado.
El requisito se cumple por medio del Formulario AR-11 (Alien Change of Address Card), que hasta unos meses se enviaba por correo.
También en Español
USCIS dijo que los inmigrantes que tienen pendiente la resolución de sus casos
migratorios deben notificar forzosamente cualquier cambio de su domicilio, y
que el cumplimiento de este mandato garantiza a los clientes la recepción
oportuna de noticias o decisiones relacionadas con sus casos.
La agencia añadió que cada año procesa más de un millón de cambios de
domicilio.
González recalcó que el servicio en línea reduce el tiempo de procesamiento de
los expedientes y mejora la atención al público, facilitando la inmediata
confirmación de parte de la entidad de que ha recibido la información.
Servicios adicionales
A su vez, Dan Kane, portavoz nacional de la USCIS, dijo que también está en
funcionamiento las 24 horas del día y en 12 idiomas el programa InfoPass, un
sistema digital que permite a los extranjeros pedir citas a través de una
computadora y averiguar cómo se encuentra su caso de inmigración.
El programa también permite programar con tiempo fecha y hora de la cita.
"Si la persona no tiene computadora, puede conectarse desde una
biblioteca pública o desde la oficina de un grupo comunitario de aayuda a
hispanos", explicó Kane.
Cómo funciona InfoPass
Entre a la página de la USCIS, seleccione un idioma, siga las instrucciones y escriba
los siguientes datos:
Código postal, nombre, fecha de nacimiento, número de teléfono, tipo de cita
deseada, fecha y hora en que llenó la solicitud.
Cuando llene los campos, envíe el documento.
La USCIS le remitirá un aviso electrónico que podrá ver en su pantalla, donde
aparecerá el día, hora y lugar de la cita. Imprima el documento como comprobante.
Las citas están disponibles en bloques de dos semanas.
Cuando acuda a la cita Lleve una copia impresa del aviso.
A la entrada del edificio un agente federal le exigirá que se
identifique. Usted puede presentar un carné extendido por el
gobierno estatal o federal, pasaporte, licencia de conducir válida,
Formulario I-94, Permiso de Trabajo o Green Card (Tarjeta Verde).
No lleve copia de documentos relacionados con su trámite, lleve originales y
traducidos al idioma inglés.
Usted puede cancelar y postergar citas utilizando los números de identificación en la parte inferior de su aviso de confirmación de la cita.
Si pierde el aviso, puede entar nuevamente a la página de la USCIS y obtener
una copia.
Fácil acceso Además de InfoPass, la USCIS tiene habilitados
los siguientes servicios:
Autorización de empleo (Formulario I-765. En
inglés).
Renovar la tarjeta de residencia Formulario I-90. En
inglés).
Permiso de reingreso a Estados Unidos Formulario I-131. En
inglés).
Petición de trabajador inmigranteFormulario I-140. En
inglés).
Cambiar o extender el estatus de no inmigrante en EU
(Form I-539. En inglés).
Averiguar cómo va su caso de nmigración
Si necesita un formulario de inmigración
Averiguar la fecha de su entrevista
Averiguar las tarifas de inmigración
También usted puede enterarse de la Guía para entrar a
Estados Unidosy conozca todo lo relativo a la Regla 3-1-1 para no sufrir demoras en
su salida desde o hacia Estados Unidos.
La USCIS reiteró que todos los servicios conectados en línea funcionan los
siete días de la semana, las 24 horas del día, y que en caso de más
información los usuarios pueden llamar gratis al teléfono 1 (800) 375-5283
martes, 9 de diciembre de 2008
Opponents call new driver's license rules for foreign nationals 'institutionalized racism'
Opponents call new driver's license rules for foreign nationals 'institutionalized racism'
01:42 PM CST on Tuesday, December 9, 2008
By EMILY RAMSHAW / The Dallas Morning Newseramshaw@dallasnews.com
AUSTIN – Opponents of strict new driver’s license requirements for foreign nationals are calling on state leaders to rescind the rules, which will make immigrants’ licenses and identification cards look visibly different from those issued to U.S. citizens.
Under the new requirements, which were approved by Texas’ Public Safety Commission and went into effect Oct. 1, foreign nationals are forced to provide documentation of their immigration status before getting a license and each time they renew.
The licenses and identification cards, which are now vertical instead of horizontal for immigrants, are stamped with the words “temporary visitor” and list the date the person’s legal residency expires.
“We ask them to assimilate, to be part of American society,” said Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio. “Yet by having a different driver’s license … we’re telling them they’re not part of the same United States that everybody else is.”
Supporters say the new guidelines -- which ban the Department of Public Safety from issuing or renewing licenses for any immigrant who is here illegally, or who has permission to stay in the country fewer than six months -- are necessary to protect the country from terrorist acts. The Sept. 11 attacks were carried out by hijackers who had valid driver’s licenses despite having expired visas.
“I strongly support the recent DPS rule changes that ensure public safety and national security, and am confident the vast majority of Texans feel the same way,” Gov. Rick Perry said in a statement. “…Those who criticize these new rules fail to acknowledge the realities of the world in which we live, where we must know who is in our state and nation, whether or not they mean us harm.”
Texas’ new policy follows a Dallas Morning News report last year that hundreds of foreign nationals had traveled to Dallas between 2003 and 2005 to obtain fraudulent Texas driver’s licenses. The ringleader of the scam took advantage of a loophole in the state’s issuance policy that allowed immigrants to get licenses with only a foreign passport and a visa, even if the visa had expired.
But opponents say that the changes constitute “institutionalized racism” and that the “temporary visitor” language on the card could affect immigrants’ chances at renting housing or securing a loan.
“It encourages people to treat them differently,” said Luis Figueroa, legislative staff attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
And they say the Public Safety Commission overstepped its authority by passing something akin to immigration policy. Several lawmakers are planning their own legislation to try to counter the new guidelines.
“It has already become evident that this rule has unintended, arbitrary consequences and needs to be scrapped,” said Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio.
DPS officials deny that the new rules have caused trouble. U.S. citizens don’t have to provide any additional evidence; birth certificates and other information already on file with the state is sufficient. Nor have online and mail-in renewals been disrupted for citizens.
And they say it’s certainly not a profiling tool. People who are living in the country illegally and try to get a driver’s license are simply being turned away – not arrested.
The rules are an effort to get Texas in compliance with the federal REAL ID act, which requires states to ensure driver’s licenses are issued only to people who are lawfully in the country by late 2009. Changing the appearance of the licenses is not a federal requirement, and U.S. homeland security officials say they have no records on how many states have done that.
For Edwin Palacio, a native of the Philippines who came to the U.S. on political asylum in the early 1990s, the new Texas rules have created “confusion instead of clarity” and “suspicion instead of trust.” “I strove to build a new life here,” said Mr. Palacio, who works as an information systems auditor in Austin. “Imagine my shock, my dismay, my fear, to find that these rules … designated me a mere temporary visitor to the U.S.”
01:42 PM CST on Tuesday, December 9, 2008
By EMILY RAMSHAW / The Dallas Morning Newseramshaw@dallasnews.com
AUSTIN – Opponents of strict new driver’s license requirements for foreign nationals are calling on state leaders to rescind the rules, which will make immigrants’ licenses and identification cards look visibly different from those issued to U.S. citizens.
Under the new requirements, which were approved by Texas’ Public Safety Commission and went into effect Oct. 1, foreign nationals are forced to provide documentation of their immigration status before getting a license and each time they renew.
The licenses and identification cards, which are now vertical instead of horizontal for immigrants, are stamped with the words “temporary visitor” and list the date the person’s legal residency expires.
“We ask them to assimilate, to be part of American society,” said Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio. “Yet by having a different driver’s license … we’re telling them they’re not part of the same United States that everybody else is.”
Supporters say the new guidelines -- which ban the Department of Public Safety from issuing or renewing licenses for any immigrant who is here illegally, or who has permission to stay in the country fewer than six months -- are necessary to protect the country from terrorist acts. The Sept. 11 attacks were carried out by hijackers who had valid driver’s licenses despite having expired visas.
“I strongly support the recent DPS rule changes that ensure public safety and national security, and am confident the vast majority of Texans feel the same way,” Gov. Rick Perry said in a statement. “…Those who criticize these new rules fail to acknowledge the realities of the world in which we live, where we must know who is in our state and nation, whether or not they mean us harm.”
Texas’ new policy follows a Dallas Morning News report last year that hundreds of foreign nationals had traveled to Dallas between 2003 and 2005 to obtain fraudulent Texas driver’s licenses. The ringleader of the scam took advantage of a loophole in the state’s issuance policy that allowed immigrants to get licenses with only a foreign passport and a visa, even if the visa had expired.
But opponents say that the changes constitute “institutionalized racism” and that the “temporary visitor” language on the card could affect immigrants’ chances at renting housing or securing a loan.
“It encourages people to treat them differently,” said Luis Figueroa, legislative staff attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
And they say the Public Safety Commission overstepped its authority by passing something akin to immigration policy. Several lawmakers are planning their own legislation to try to counter the new guidelines.
“It has already become evident that this rule has unintended, arbitrary consequences and needs to be scrapped,” said Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio.
DPS officials deny that the new rules have caused trouble. U.S. citizens don’t have to provide any additional evidence; birth certificates and other information already on file with the state is sufficient. Nor have online and mail-in renewals been disrupted for citizens.
And they say it’s certainly not a profiling tool. People who are living in the country illegally and try to get a driver’s license are simply being turned away – not arrested.
The rules are an effort to get Texas in compliance with the federal REAL ID act, which requires states to ensure driver’s licenses are issued only to people who are lawfully in the country by late 2009. Changing the appearance of the licenses is not a federal requirement, and U.S. homeland security officials say they have no records on how many states have done that.
For Edwin Palacio, a native of the Philippines who came to the U.S. on political asylum in the early 1990s, the new Texas rules have created “confusion instead of clarity” and “suspicion instead of trust.” “I strove to build a new life here,” said Mr. Palacio, who works as an information systems auditor in Austin. “Imagine my shock, my dismay, my fear, to find that these rules … designated me a mere temporary visitor to the U.S.”
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