US Immigration from Thailand

i'm interested in moving from NY to CA. My wife can file N400 in September 2026. i know we have to live in the area we plan to file in for at least 3 months prior to filing, meaning we'd need to buy the new property and move in before July, which is fine.

My worry is that now it seems we need affidavits from the neighbours to say my wife is a good person, we can get those in our current house in NY because we are friendly with the neighbours, but the place we are interesting in in CA is in the rural north and I'll likely never see the neighbours. If we file in CA (well be close to Lassen park, so i guess our nearest USCIS is Sacramento) , do you think they will accept letters from neighbours in NY that are already 6 months or so old?

Do you foresee any other problems moving a few months before we file?

I realize the ink is still wet on the recent order to pause processing of green cards and citizenship requests from the 19 countries listed in the travel ban earlier this year, but I would like to start a conversation now to get feedback from anyone caught in the middle of this debacle. I assume I-751 applications will potentially be paused as well since te I-751 is in the path from Visa to citizenship.

My wife is from Myanmar, and our I-751 filing window opens May 7, 2026 so we are preparing everything now.

I will refrain from pontificating on why Myanmar is even on this list because the reality is that it is on the list.

We are keen to hear about anyone s experience that can help the community.

I received my NOA1 in August 18th 2025, which the USCIS status was Application was received. It has been 3 months and I haven't seen a difference in status or a message. My question is if the status still only says Application received does this mean that our application is just sitting there and nothing is happening? Thank you for your time.

on the tablet software, is there backspace or erase option?

i have calculated it so my wife and myself are out of the US for less than 18 months over the 3 years between GC and N400 but i'm concerned that N400 processing will be delayed in future since the USCIS is clearly now in the business of kicking people out more than letting people in.

suppose it runs to 4 or 5 years (from PR) before she gets an interview, does that also mean she can go over 18 months out of the country or are we stuck in the US waiting for an interview?

BTW, she can't apply until next Sept.

thanks