INFORMATION FOR NEW AND CURRENT STUDENTS

Reporting Your Initial Address and Any Future Change of Address

Reporting to the U.S. Government:

Within the first 10 days of arrival in the U.S., you must report your address to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by submitting an AR-11, Alien's Change of Address Form. You also are required to notify DHS within 10 days anytime you move to a new location within the U.S., whether it be a different apartment in the same building, or a whole new state. There are multiple ways to comply with this regulation:

• You may use the paper version of the AR-11, or



• You may choose to complete and submit online using the USCIS Online Change of Address Form.
  **Note that if you choose this option to report your first address, you will have to enter "N/A" in any fields that do not apply to you, such as "Last Address" and "A Number".**



• Students who are subject to special registration must use the AR-11SR, Change of Address Special Registration Paper Form.

Reporting to Washington University:

In addition to reporting your initial U.S. address to the OISS upon checking in, you will need to enter your local address into your WebSTAC account.
Future address changes must also be reported to OISS by updating the local address field in your WebSTAC account. The OISS will automatically report WebSTAC address changes to SEVIS as required by federal regulations.

Points to keep in mind when maintaining/updating your address:

1. Do not list a WU department for your local address. You must indicate where you are physically living.
2. If you live on campus, make sure to include your box number. Only putting "6515 Wydown Blvd.&squot; or "6985 Snow Way Drive" does not tell the post office where you are. This will cause delays in receiving your mail or prevent you from receiving it all together.
3. Do not list your apartment number or street number before your street name. This can cause confusion for the post office and delay delivery of your mail. In the U.S., the proper way to write your address is as follows:
   • Street Number Street Name, Apartment Number, City, State Zip
   • Example: 6470 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130
     or
     123 Main Street, Apt 202, University City, MO 63130
4. Put both your street and apartment information in "Address Line 1" in WebSTAC. "Address Line 2" is not used by all areas of the University, and as such, you don't want part of your address information to be missed, as it could delay or prevent receiving your mail.
5. You do not need to include both your suburb name and the city name. For example, if you live in University City, you address does not need to contain both "University City" and "St. Louis." Just pick one or the other - whichever you prefer.

Detailed instructions on how to do these updates can be found here.