What happens if you move to a different state?

[Kirsty 0]

If you move to a different state in between having biometrics and citizenship interview, will the interview take place in your new state? Will it slow down the process?

[Udella&Wiz 325]

If you move to a different state in between having biometrics and citizenship interview, will the interview take place in your new state? Will it slow down the process?

Hopefully you've done an AR11 online? I don't have any helpful info on how it affects your application.

Edited February 12, 2012 by Udella&Wiz

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

If you move to a different state in between having biometrics and citizenship interview, will the interview take place in your new state? Will it slow down the process?

Part of you eligibility is that an office has jurisdiction over your case (90 days residency in the district/state). I don't know that the officer at an interview in the new state could determine he had jurisdiction over your case unless you had resided there 90 days prior to the interview. There are some exceptions where two states are in one district. Or one state has multiple districts. See below.

The field manual for interviewers says

(B) Determination of Place of Residence .

In order for you to have jurisdiction over the applicant’s N-400, the applicant must have continually resided for a period of 90-days within your district or within your State. The applicant must have established residence in the jurisdiction 90 days prior to filing the application. Please keep in mind that some Service districts have jurisdiction over more than one State and some States contain more than one district office. For example, Wisconsin and Indiana are both within the same Service District. If a n applicant lived in the State of Wisconsin for 45 days, then moved to the State of Indiana for 45 days that applicant will achieve the 90-day jurisdictional requirement upon residing in Indiana for 45 days. Likewise, if an applicant resided for 45 days in the New York City district and moved to the Buffalo district, upon the completion of 45 more days of residency in the Buffalo district that applicant will achieve the 90-day jurisdictional requirement because both districts are within the same State. See section 316(a) and section 319(a) of the Act, 8 CFR 316.2(5), 8 CFR 100.4, and 8 CFR 334.2(b).

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Another thought - You probably need to make an infopass appt or give them a call directly.

Edited February 12, 2012 by Udella&Wiz

[Ree 9]

If you move to a different state in between having biometrics and citizenship interview, will the interview take place in your new state? Will it slow down the process?

I know someone who moved to different state after applying for citizenship. She informed USCIS about her new address, and after that her paperwork was sent to her new state of residence. Her interview was in about 6 months after moving though.