United States: after you move, you must report the new address within 10 days

If you change where you live in the United States, the law requires you to tell the immigration authority within 10 days. Not reporting it is not a small matter. First, it is itself against the law. Second, mail the immigration authority sends you may not arrive.

Cost

No cost. Submit an address change online. It takes 10 minutes.

Benefit

8 CFR 265.1, in the U.S. federal immigration regulations, says that a foreign national who must register under the law has to report within 10 days after an address change. Report it to USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services), in the way USCIS requires. Report both that the address changed and what the new address is.

Notes

After you report to the immigration authority, the SEVIS record on the school side (your international-student status file) still has to be updated separately. If you hold a UK visa or a residence card, you report when your circumstances change, and you change the address in your UKVI account (UK Visas and Immigration). An Australian student visa carries condition 8533, named "tell the school your address." No matching rule was found for Canada this time. The deadlines and the methods differ by country. Follow the immigration page for the country you are in.

Sources · 4

1. 8 CFR 265.1. ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter…
2. USCIS. AR-11, Alien's Change of Address Card. uscis.gov/ar-11
3. UK Government. Report a change of circumstances if you have a visa or expired BRP. gov.uk/change-circumstances-visa-brp
4. Australian Government Department of Home Affairs. See your visa conditions（Student visa subclass 500）. immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/already-have-a-…