The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-07

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lzation Service Of the United
nsases Department Of Justice. The
immigration and Nationality Act
re!uires every alien who Il Ia the
OnlIed States on January first 70
report hts address TO the Commits.
sicner OF Immigration and Natur.
slization during the month Of Jan.
uary.
:. = this the same thing Is alien
registration?
4. No. Alien registration and the
ADDRESS report are two different
requirements.
Then II IN alien registered
unoef The Allen Registration Act
q 1870 Or registered At the time
ne applied for entry documents, he
= still required to report his ad.
dress during January.
4. Yes. The address report must
pc made each year that the alien
remains In the United States.
How does an alien report his
address?
a. The alien goes to any United
states Post Office or any immi.
grafton Office and asks for an
Alien Address Report Card. This Is
. simple form which he fills in
and signs. He then hands the
completed form to any Post Of
nee clerk or an Immi ration en-
ployee.
g. Are there any penalties for
failure to report?
a. II an alien wilfully or mex
cusably falls to report his address
during January, he may be taken
into custody and deported form the
United States. He may also be
fined and imprisoned before de-
p0rtatiOn.
Q. II an alien did not report last
year or the year before because
ne did not know about the require.
ment, would he be depcsted?
A. Each failure to report Is a
separate 0ffense for which an alien
mya be deported. But II each fall
ufe Is not wilful and q reasonably
excusable, no deportation would
take place. II Is important that he
report this year, even II he failed
IN any previous year to do so, as
additional failures make 1t more
difficult for him to show reason.
able excuse.
Q. II an alien Is temporarily out
Of the country on the first Of Jan
uary, would he be required to re.
port?
A. Yes, he must submit report
within ten days after he returns
70 this country.
@. Ii this report necessary for
m alien who Is just visitor or
Q student In this country?
A. Yes, as long as he was In the
United States on January first he
must submit this address report
during the month Of January. This
applies to non-immigrants, such as
visitors for business or pleasure,
seamen, students, and treaty trad
ers, to name q few.
@. Are any aliens excused from
filing these Alien Address Report
Cards?
A. The law does not apply to
persons who are here In diplomatic
status such as Consular Officers,
Ambassadors, and other diploma.
tic officials, or persons who are
officially connected with interna-
tional organizations like the United
Nations.
Q. What Il he has been here for
many, many years and has not
been naturalized?
A. II he has not been naturalized,
he Is still an alien. Il would not
matter If he came here as q baby
and has been IN this country for
more than fifty years. AS long as
ne was not naturalized, he must
file this address report.
@. Suppose that | am an alien
but / filed petition for naturali-
. cation and my fina. papers will
be given to me next month. Should
] report my address?
A. AL nOn-citizens must report.
Aliens do not become citizens By
naturalization until their petitions
have been granted by a court ad
they have actually taken the oath
Of allegiance.
@. Suppose ! am q native born
citizen Of this country but that my
mother, who has been here for
over thirty years, is an alien. She
p old and sick and it would be a
hardship for her TO 60 to the post
office. How would she report?
A. II would be a simple matter
Sor you to 60 to the post office,
pick up an Alien Address Report
Gard and help your mother fill il
out. Then you return the card to the
post Office. OF course, it is import.
ant that this be done during the
month Of January as the law win
Be violated II Il Is not done during
that period. In addition, the post
offices win not have any cards
available after January 3lst.
! 9. e an alien Is confined in an
institution, how does he report?
A. ne laral rTardians Of aliens