which physical address during application process when moving

[Colorado13 0]

Hello, 

 

soon I will start the process to apply for Citizenship. 

 

I have 2 questions:

1) We are soon moving and will be traveling around so won't have a “steady” physical address. Knowing the process will take a couple of months and they move the case when you move to another state. We do own property in Arizona but physically we won’t be there the whole time. Can I use an address of a friend or.... What do you recommend so I don’t delay the process?

 

 

 

2) My application is marriage based so “Be physically present in The United States for at least 18 months out of the 3 years immediately preceding the date of filing the application.”

       I counted my time abroad over the last couple of years:

·       In 2019: 9 months in the US, In 2020: 10 months in the US, In 2021: 4 months in the US (counted till May 1^st), so 23 months which means I am good to go for the application?   

 

Thanks

[aaron2020 11,651]

You have to have 3 months of legal residency in a district before you can file for naturalization.  Transfers after you move is at the discretion of the receiving office.  

If you are moving soon, then you need to wait until you have 3 months of residency in the new district before you can file for naturalization.

 

No, you can't use a friend's address.  You aren't living there.  You would be committing a felony by lying about your residency to gain US citizenship.  This is an extremely bad idea.

 

You meet the physical presence requirement.