KrishnaBanana

I filed my N-400 last August 30th and received a notification today that I was scheduled for a biometrics appointment on September 20th. I just flew from LAX to MNL 2 days ago and wasn't expecting it to come so soon. It looks like I can reschedule this appointment online but the latest it can reschedule is for October 6th. I called the USCIS contact center and the agent wasn't super helpful. They told me they can't submit a request to reschedule. I can choose to call them 12 hours before the appointment date and time and they can submit a request to reschedule to USCIS but they will take 30 days to respond to this. They can't guarantee that my application won't be dismissed. Does anybody have previous experience with rescheduling twice online? I was thinking I should reschedule for October 6th and hope that the next time I reschedule, it will show me dates up to October 20th, which is when I would arrive back in Los Angeles. Will this plan work or will it hurt my application in any way? Thanks!

Sorry, this reply is probably too late. I have a hunch it's because I'm in the US very frequently, probably more than 6 months in a year. I didn't overstay my visa either. I would just leave and come back. There's an unwritten rule wherein if you stay in the US for more than 6 months in a year, it's pretty much your place of residence. That violates the purpose of the tourist visa. However, that didn't affect my green card. Though every time I fly into the US, I am held at secondary inspection. It's a little annoying, but they'll let you pass at the airport since technically, you didn't really violate anything.