Request to Enforce Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent to Petition for Custody for Pub. L. 97-359 Amerasian

OMB No. 1615-0022; Exp. 11/30/2010

Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Instructions for Form I-363, Request to Enforce
Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent to Petition
for Legal Custody for P. L. 97-359 Amerasian
Instructions

Read these instructions carefully to properly complete this form. If you need more space to complete an answer, use a
separate sheet(s) of paper. Write your name and Alien Registration Number (A Number), if any, at the top of each sheet of
paper and indicate the part and number of the item to which the answer refers.

What is the Purpose of Form I-363?
A guarantee of financial support and intent to petition for legal
custody on Form I-361, Affidavit of Financial Support and
Intent to Petition for Legal Custody for P. L. 97-359
Amerasian, may be enforced with respect to an alien against
the alien's sponsor in a civil suit.
This action may be brought by the Attorney General in the
United States district court for the district in which the sponsor
resides, except that the sponsor's estate is not liable under the
guarantee if the sponsor dies or is determined to be bankrupt
under Title 11, United States Code.
If after admission to the United States, the beneficiary of a
petition for a P.L. 97-359 Amerasian requires enforcement of
the guarantee of financial support and intent to petition for
legal custody executed by the beneficiary's sponsor, the
beneficiary may file this form with U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS).
If the beneficiary is under 18 years of age, any agency or
individual (other than the sponsor) having legal custody of
the applicant may be an agency or individual having custody
or serving as legal guardian. An applicant may file for him or
herself.

Copies

Unless specifically required that an original document be filed
with an application or petition, an ordinary legible photocopy
may be submitted. Original documents submitted will remain
a part of the record, even if the submission was not required.

What Is the Filing Fee?
There is no filing fee for Form I-363, Request to Enforce
Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent to Petition for Legal
Custody for P.L. 97-359 Amerasian.

Where to File?
This form should be filed with the USCIS district office
having jurisdiction over the beneficiary's residence in the
United States.

Address Changes

Step 1. Fill Out Form I-363

If you change your address and you have an application or
petition pending with USCIS, you may change your address
on-line at www.uscis.gov, click on "Online Change of
Address" and follow the prompts or by completing and
mailing Form AR-11, Alien's Change of Address Card, to:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Change of Address
P.O. Box 7134
London, KY 40742-7134

1. Type or print legibly in black ink.

For commercial overnight or fast freight services only, mail to:

General Instructions

2. If extra space is needed to complete any item, attach a
continuation sheet, indicate the item number, and date and
sign each sheet.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Change of Address
1084-I South Laurel Road
London, KY 40744

Translations

Any document containing a foreign language submitted to
USCIS shall be accompanied by a full English language
translation which the translator has certified as complete and
accurate, and by the translator's certification that he or she is
competent to translate from the foreign language into English.

Processing Information
Any Form I-363 that is not signed will be rejected with a
notice that Form I-363 is deficient. You may correct the
deficiency and resubmit Form I-363. Form I-363 is not
considered properly filed until accepted by USCIS.
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Initial processing

Once Form I-363 has been accepted, it will be checked for
completeness. Failure to completely fill out the form may
result in the denial of the alien's application.

Requests for more information or interview

We may request more information or evidence, or we may
request that you appear at a USCIS office for an interview.

USCIS Forms and Information
To order USCIS forms, call our toll-free number at
1-800-870-3676. You can also get USCIS forms and
information on immigration laws, regulations, and procedures
by telephoning our National Customer Service Center at
1-800-375-5283 or visiting our Internet Web site at www.
uscis.gov.
As an alternative to waiting in line for assistance at your local
USCIS office, you can now schedule an appointment through
our internet-based system, InfoPass. To access the system,
visit our website. Use the InfoPass appointment scheduler and
follow the screen prompts to set up your appointment.
InfoPass generates an electronic appointment notice that
appears on the screen.

Penalties
If you knowingly and willfully make any false statement on
Form I-363, or conceal any material fact, or submit a false
document with Form I-363, we will deny the request to
enforce Form I-361, Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent
to Petition for Legal Custody for Public Law 97-359
Amerasian, and may deny any other immigration benefits.

Privacy Act Notice
This form will be used to determine whether Form I-361,
Affidavit of Financial Support and Intent to Petition for Legal
Custody for P. L. 97-359 Amerasian, requires enforcement. It
may be furnished to the U.S. Attorney for an enforcement
action. Submission of the information required by this form is
voluntary, but failure to provide any or all of the information
may result in the inability to enforce the affidavit.
Authority for the collection of the information requested on
this form is contained in Public Law 97-359 (96 Stat. 1716).

Paperwork Reduction Act
An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information
collection and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated at 30 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, and
completing and submitting the form. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, to: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Regulatory Products Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,
N.W., 3rd Floor, Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529-2210.
OMB No. 1615-0022. Do not mail your application to this
address.

In addition, you will face severe penalties provided by law and
may be subject to criminal prosecution.

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