Moving while case is pending

[glennw84 9]

My adjustment of status case is ready to be scheduled for an interview. There has been no date set yet, but when I look at the processing times of my local field office I would expect it to be scheduled in late February/early March. 

There is one problem however. I will be moving from Florida to Alaska on February 1st. Normally, the move will be temporarily (4 months) and for tax reasons etc. I will keep my official residence in Florida. Now if I get an interview date set it will be in Florida. I can't afford the money or the time to fly from Alaska to Florida for the interview.

So my question is what can I do?

- Can I change my mailing address so the case will be assigned to the Alaska USCIS field office while I am there? Can I do this without changing my official residence?

- I know I can ask for another date when I get an interview notice, but can I do this a few times? If  for instance they reschedule it from march to april that won't help me much.

 

I have called the helpline, but they were more line than help. All they said was that if the case is ready to be scheduled for an interview that it is with the local field office and they can not contact them about it. (what?). 

 

So if any of you has been in a comparable situation please share your experiences.

 

Thanks!

[glennw84 9]

Also, what if I change my address with USCIS, but my official residence is still the same? Won't that be a red flag for fraud, tax evation,...?

 

[Brit1 54]

You can't change your interview because it's not convenient. You can reschedule it under emergency circumstances, but USCIS will ask for evidence before they allow the change.

 

I don't get what you mean by "official residence". You should probably change your address to the one in Alaska, and then when you move back change it again (if you haven't been interviewed by then).

[glennw84 9]

With official residence (as opposed to actual, physical residence) I mean the residence where I am registered. For legal reasons the job requires me to keep my residence out of Alaska. That's why I can't  change my residence to Alaska.

Otherwise that would not have been a problem at all.