Moved out of state but I don’t have a new address to inform USCIS about!

[Matiola 8]

Hi, VisaJourney Community!

My citizenship interview is scheduled at the end of September in San Francisco. I moved out of Ca 2 days after I got the invitation for interview so I will be flying back to to SF for the interview. I have set up the USPS mail forwarding to my in-laws in PA. I can monitor all the mail coming to their address. I know that I am supposed to notify USCIS about change of address within 10 days. Now my problem is that I don’t have a new address yet. I am moving to Florida and plan to live in my motor home for a few months, while looking for a house to buy. Moreover, I know person who moved to another county, told about his move at the interview and an officer informed him that his case will be transferred to the pertinent county as it is not their responsibilities anymore. It caused a long delay (over 6 months). 

 

My question is: can I tell my old Ca address at the interview? I don’t want to lie, I just don’t know what address to provide!  In San Francisco, I will most likely have an interview and an oath on the same day (not guaranteed but quite possible). 

I would much appreciate suggestions on what to do. Thank you!!

Edited September 1, 2022 by Matiola

[Crazy Cat 41,978]

Officer:  "Do you reside at XXXXXX-XXXX, California"?

You: "uhhhhh".

  I don't think anyone here will advise you to lie.

However, the applicable regulation says "In general, an applicant for naturalization must file his or her application for naturalization with the state or service district that has jurisdiction over his or her place of residence. The applicant must have resided in that location for at least three months prior to filing. "

Edited September 1, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[OldUser 6,857]

@Matiola did mail forwarding work? 

Also see Warning section on this page:

https://www.***removed***/reporting-change-of-address-to-uscis/

[Matiola 8]

1 hour ago, OldUser said:

@Matiola did mail forwarding work? 

Also see Warning section on this page:

https://www.***removed***/reporting-change-of-address-to-uscis/

Yes, it works perfectly, I get emails from the USPS daily and can see the preview of all the mail addressed to me going to the address I provided.
Thank you for the link, I read the information but  couldn’t find an answer to my question. I don’t know what address I can give USCIS. I just don’t have one. 

[Family 4,025]

2 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Officer:  "Do you reside at XXXXXX-XXXX, California"?

You: "uhhhhh".

Officer: physical address ?

You: my last physical address xyz, CA  but am currently driving across the country in my motor home and have done AR-11 to update mailing address to my family. ….nice chat about nomad adventure of a lifetime..(?) 

[Matiola 8]

3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Officer:  "Do you reside at XXXXXX-XXXX, California"?

You: "uhhhhh".

  I don't think anyone here will advise you to lie.

However, the applicable regulation says "In general, an applicant for naturalization must file his or her application for naturalization with the state or service district that has jurisdiction over his or her place of residence. The applicant must have resided in that location for at least three months prior to filing. "

 

3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Thank you! It is very good to know! Yes, I filed N-400 at the end of May 2022 and I resided at that address since June 2021. Before that it was another address but same zip code so I resided in Ca for 5 years.

 

  

Edited September 2, 2022 by Matiola

[Matiola 8]

40 minutes ago, Family said:

Officer: physical address ?

You: my last physical address xyz, CA  but am currently driving across the country in my motor home and have done AR-11 to update mailing address to my family. ….nice chat about nomad adventure of a lifetime..(?) 

Thank you for your advice! It sounds very reasonable. I don’t know what reaction I should expect from the officer (good if it is a nice chat!) but I also would prefer to be honest. Thank you again!

[Family 4,025]

29 minutes ago, Matiola said:

1 hour ago, Family said:

Officer: physical address ?

You: my last physical address xyz, CA  but am currently driving across the country in my motor home and have done AR-11 to update mailing address to my family. ….nice chat about nomad adventure of a lifetime..(?) 

Thank you for your advice! It sounds very reasonable. I don’t know what reaction I should expect from the officer (good if it is a nice chat!) but I also would prefer to be honest. Thank you again!

You should strive to be effective and if you don’t believe what you are saying, neither will the Officer. 

Good Luck, you will be fine!