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Hello. Apologies if this is not the right place but we don't seem to have a regional US forum...

I currently live in Ohio and we are planning on moving to LA once we get married. Do you think it would be faster to apply for EAD/AOS here in Ohio versus in Los Angeles?

Thanks!

Your interview will be at the office that has jurisdition over your place of residence. If you will be living in LA, then your interview will be in LA. Playing the DO game only causes problems...

Like what if you did file with your address in Ohio. I know that at my interview, they checked my wife's DL to verify the address. If you have a Cali DL with a Cali address.. what do you think will happen...

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Your interview will be at the office that has jurisdition over your place of residence. If you will be living in LA, then your interview will be in LA. Playing the DO game only causes problems...

Like what if you did file with your address in Ohio. I know that at my interview, they checked my wife's DL to verify the address. If you have a Cali DL with a Cali address.. what do you think will happen...

DO game? :huh:

I'm not trying to scam anyone.

I was just wondering if we should move prior to filing or after. I'm pushing for after to save $$ by living for free in Ohio, and if it was faster, well then, cool!

My DL is from neither Cali or Ohio anyhow.

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There is a good link on this site for processing times in each city that you can look at. I'm not sure if it's 100% accurate but it will give you an idea of other people's wait times.

Go to Immigration Timelines, then under statistics click either EAD or AOS and scroll down to see the waiting times in your city.

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There is a good link on this site for processing times in each city that you can look at. I'm not sure if it's 100% accurate but it will give you an idea of other people's wait times.

Go to Immigration Timelines, then under statistics click either EAD or AOS and scroll down to see the waiting times in your city.

Terri

Thanks, I did check - none in my city - maybe EAD has to go to Chicago? But on the USCIS site they have local offices & it seems AOS might be a bit faster in Ohio....

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devilette,

The anecdotal evidence shows that USCIS can have some difficulty updating addresses on pending cases. From that aspect it might be better to apply from somewhere you intend to stay for awhile. You don't want to miss and deadlines or incur significant out-of-status time, though.

Yodrak

Hello. Apologies if this is not the right place but we don't seem to have a regional US forum...

I currently live in Ohio and we are planning on moving to LA once we get married. Do you think it would be faster to apply for EAD/AOS here in Ohio versus in Los Angeles?

Thanks!

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devilette,

The anecdotal evidence shows that USCIS can have some difficulty updating addresses on pending cases. From that aspect it might be better to apply from somewhere you intend to stay for awhile. You don't want to miss and deadlines or incur significant out-of-status time, though.

Yodrak

hmmm. OK, thanks all-knowing Yodrak! :thumbs:

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Your interview will be at the office that has jurisdition over your place of residence. If you will be living in LA, then your interview will be in LA. Playing the DO game only causes problems...

Like what if you did file with your address in Ohio. I know that at my interview, they checked my wife's DL to verify the address. If you have a Cali DL with a Cali address.. what do you think will happen...

DO game? :huh:

I'm not trying to scam anyone.

I was just wondering if we should move prior to filing or after. I'm pushing for after to save $$ by living for free in Ohio, and if it was faster, well then, cool!

My DL is from neither Cali or Ohio anyhow.

If you file in Ohio, you will either have to wait there until you have your interview, or 'try" to get your case file transferred. As indicated, this might work, or it might take forever.

If you file in California, you won't have to deal with moving your case. Even if their posted processing time looks slower than in Ohio (you need to check the specific District Offices you're dealing with), factor in the address change and attempted move of the file and California might still come out 'faster'.

You should check your state's DMV regulations to find out when you are required to change your Driver's License to a local one.

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