Aliens and Nationality - 8 USC Section 1305

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Sec. 1305. Notices of change of address

(a) Notification of change
Each alien required to be registered under this subchapter who is
within the United States shall notify the Attorney General in
writing of each change of address and new address within ten days
from the date of such change and furnish with such notice such
additional information as the Attorney General may require by
regulation.
(b) Current address of natives of any one or more foreign states
The Attorney General may in his discretion, upon ten days notice,
require the natives of any one or more foreign states, or any class
or group thereof, who are within the United States and who are
required to be registered under this subchapter, to notify the
Attorney General of their current addresses and furnish such
additional information as the Attorney General may require.
(c) Notice to parent or legal guardian
In the case of an alien for whom a parent or legal guardian is
required to apply for registration, the notice required by this
section shall be given to such parent or legal guardian.

AMENDMENTS
1988 - Pub. L. 100-525 inserted "Notices of change of address" as
section catchline.
1981 - Pub. L. 97-116 amended section generally and in adding
subsection designations struck out the annual registration
requirement for permanent resident aliens and the registration
requirement for those aliens in a lawful temporary residence who
were to notify the Attorney General in writing of an address every
three months while residing in the United States and inserted
provision authorizing the Attorney General, in his discretion and
upon ten days notice, to require the natives of any one or more
foreign states who are in the United States and required to be
registered under this subchapter, to notify the Attorney General of
their current addresses and furnish such additional information as
required.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-116 effective Dec. 29, 1981, see section
21(a) of Pub. L. 97-116, set out as a note under section 1101 of
this title.

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