Address advice-- should we change

[Nasturtium 500]

Hi guys! We filed and got our receipt April 14th... I just got a new job and it's in IN. It's not that far from my parents' house (which is where I will stay until the house here sells and we get our own place), and we've put this house up for sale. Currently we're in AR, so we sent our things to VSC. IN goes to CSC.

Obviously, we have no idea as to when the house will sell, but I do have to start my new job. We can't buy a new house until the old one sells. He is watching our home here in AR until it sells.

I imagine living seperately isn't going to be the best-looking thing for us during Removal of conditions (as well as working in 2 different states). We don't know anyone to really watch the house here, so someone has to stay (him). We are going to go ahead and transfer our vehicle registrations, licenses, etc to the new state and use the temporary address. Should we transfer residence as well with USCIS? The problem is, short of being psychic, who knows what will happen-- we could sell the house and he move up and everything be consolidated before an interview... or... the house may never sell and my two-year contract run out, i retire (yay!), we make babies, and all is well and I return. The point of the new job is that it makes more money and we can pay off all of my student loans in just over a year, so we can start a family and I don't have to work and can just stay home (working is over-rated ). Personally, if it weren't for USCIS, this wouldn't be a worry or an issue. We'll be close enough to see eachother at least once a month, and definately any holidays. It sucks, but what sucks more is not being able to live your life because of a massive loan payment-- it's a trade-off.

So any advice as to changing address status with USCIS? Thanks!

Edited April 29, 2009 by julianna

[Immigrant2009 0]

Hi guys! We filed and got our receipt April 14th... I just got a new job and it's in IN. It's not that far from my parents' house (which is where I will stay until the house here sells and we get our own place), and we've put this house up for sale. Currently we're in AR, so we sent our things to VSC. IN goes to CSC.

Obviously, we have no idea as to when the house will sell, but I do have to start my new job. We can't buy a new house until the old one sells. He is watching our home here in AR until it sells.

I imagine living seperately isn't going to be the best-looking thing for us during Removal of conditions (as well as working in 2 different states). We don't know anyone to really watch the house here, so someone has to stay (him). We are going to go ahead and transfer our vehicle registrations, licenses, etc to the new state and use the temporary address. Should we transfer residence as well with USCIS? The problem is, short of being psychic, who knows what will happen-- we could sell the house and he move up and everything be consolidated before an interview... or... the house may never sell and my two-year contract run out, i retire (yay!), we make babies, and all is well and I return. The point of the new job is that it makes more money and we can pay off all of my student loans in just over a year, so we can start a family and I don't have to work and can just stay home (working is over-rated ). Personally, if it weren't for USCIS, this wouldn't be a worry or an issue. We'll be close enough to see eachother at least once a month, and definately any holidays. It sucks, but what sucks more is not being able to live your life because of a massive loan payment-- it's a trade-off.

So any advice as to changing address status with USCIS? Thanks!

Hi julianna,

I can imagine what you are going thorugh. I would suggest not to change the address until the house sells. In this down economy you never know what's gonna happen. Since your move doesn't seem to be final yet. Please use the old address, because if you change the address now it might or might not get updated. USCIS (from my experience) only updates address when you send them new application in their system.

So lets 3-4 months your house doesn't sell your new job remains the same, You would at least get NOA and probably biometric which are 2 important things. If you change your address now, it might or might not get updated and also you might and might get those 2 letters.

Another reason is for instance you come back after a month or couple months then you wont have to change it back to the old one again.

My suggestion is to wait until the house changes because if you send them two different address USCIS is so dumb they might send you NOA on new one and biometric on old one. So just wait for 30 days and once your move is final and hopefully you will get NOA and biometric letter by then send AR-11 ( you can file online) and I864 (sponsors) change of address.

Hope it helps.

Good Luck

[Nasturtium 500]

Thanks! I think i will just not stress about it...