do we dhave to use home address?

[chuck76 0]

My wife will be applying for citizenship soon. We are in Northern Virginia and I hear Fairfax is terribly slow at processing apps. I have family in NC and Ohio. Would there be any problem with us going through Raleigh and using my brother's address? I was thinking about Raleigh or Cinci Ohio. Thanks for any ideas you all have. We just want to get this done asap so that we can apply for her parents permanent residence.

The question is...do they verify your address?

Edited January 25, 2012 by chuck76

[skiptex 225]

so the question you are asking.. can you lie to the goverment and will i get busted if i do?

[nwctzn 55]

My wife will be applying for citizenship soon. We are in Northern Virginia and I hear Fairfax is terribly slow at processing apps. I have family in NC and Ohio. Would there be any problem with us going through Raleigh and using my brother's address? I was thinking about Raleigh or Cinci Ohio. Thanks for any ideas you all have. We just want to get this done asap so that we can apply for her parents permanent residence.

The question is...do they verify your address?

Rule 1: Never lie!

Rule 2: Never lie to immigration!

Edited January 25, 2012 by nwctzn

[Udella&Wiz 325]

My wife will be applying for citizenship soon. We are in Northern Virginia and I hear Fairfax is terribly slow at processing apps. I have family in NC and Ohio. Would there be any problem with us going through Raleigh and using my brother's address? I was thinking about Raleigh or Cinci Ohio. Thanks for any ideas you all have. We just want to get this done asap so that we can apply for her parents permanent residence.

The question is...do they verify your address?

You need to use the address that USCIS knows you live at. There would have had to be an AR-11 of your'address change' (which would be lying). Trying to use an alternate address isn't really worth it - you have to prove you've lived at that address for a certain period anyway before you can apply for citiznship through that office.

I went through Fairfax - it was slightly less than 5 months from filing to OATH.....that's not really slow.

Edited January 25, 2012 by Udella&Wiz

[nwctzn 55]

You need to use the address that USCIS knows you live at. You would have had to notify them through an AR-11 of your'address change'.

I went through Fairfax - it was slightly less than 5 months from filing to OATH.....that's not really slow.

Even if they "change" the address now, they have to live in the same district/state for three months before they can apply. So it will not be faster.

And I am repeating: Don't try to cheat and never lie to the USCIS!

Edited January 25, 2012 by nwctzn

[chuck76 0]

so the question you are asking.. can you lie to the goverment and will i get busted if i do?

And that is all you had to reply? Really? Why reply to a post if that is all you have to say?

[ceadsearc 516]

No, you cannot. You can file using your home address, or you can move to Raleigh, actually live there, wait out the period to file, and hope it is faster. Those are your only choices.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Even if they "change" the address now, they have to live in the same district/state for three months before they can apply. So it will not be faster.

And I am repeating: Don't try to cheat and never lie to the USCIS!

I didn't suggest cheating...I was suggesting exactly what you've noted that an address change (an honest one) would still require them to live in that district.

To the OP - I wouldn't get too excited about the perceived 'wait' you think is taking place at teh Fairfax VA office....everyone's circumstances are different, others may get RFE's that affect their schedule so it's almost impossible to compare your wife's case against them.

Like I said, I had zero RFE's or any trouble and my N400 took roughly 5 months from filing to Oath day in Fairfax. Lying about the address and trying to 'get around the system' to make your application faster would just do more harm then good.

[skiptex 225]

And that is all you had to reply? Really? Why reply to a post if that is all you have to say?

at 7:17am before i had my coffee.. i needed to be clear about what you were asking.. ?

but i believe my fellow VJ'rs have answered you several times..

[nwctzn 55]

at 7:17am before i had my coffee.. i needed to be clear about what you were asking.. ?

but i believe my fellow VJ'rs have answered you several times..

Well, your post was very much to the point.

During the interview, the OP's wife will be under oath to tell the truth. The officer will go over the N-400 form and verify all the info, including the fake NC or OH address.

Edited January 25, 2012 by nwctzn