Has anyone gone through Change of Address with USCIS

[MissTz1982]

Hi Guys! I am debating either move or not to another city. My PD is 10/16/17 (Memphis, TN) and we are waiting for an interview notice. I am thinking it should come in July-September, but maybe later - who knows. We don't like the apartment we live at and we do want to move to another city. Our lease contract is till 7/6/18. Is changing address that bad or is it just filing AR-11 for each form we send in and filing form if sponsor-my husband moves too? Once changed the address, did you have any problems?
Do you guys think you would have rather sign a month-to-month lease for 2-3 months for extra cost or would you move with your life without that big of dependency on this process? It just not cool we are supposed to be limited by all these issues of the AOS process...

I read somewhere that if you move to another city they move your file as well to another field office that deals with cases in the city you are moving to and that can complicate the process or delay your case. I?m not sure if this is true but you might want to check on it.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

I read somewhere that if you move to another city they move your file as well to another field office that deals with cases in the city you are moving to and that can complicate the process or delay your case. I?m not sure if this is true but you might want to check on it.

Sure, if you're moving from Cleveland, OH to Minneapolis, MN = expect a LONG delay. But from Minneapolis, MN to Cleveland, OH or any of the cities that have a processing time of 5 months or less for 50 % of family based adjustment of status.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Hi Guys! I am debating either move or not to another city. My PD is 10/16/17 (Memphis, TN) and we are waiting for an interview notice. I am thinking it should come in July-September, but maybe later - who knows. We don't like the apartment we live at and we do want to move to another city. Our lease contract is till 7/6/18. Is changing address that bad or is it just filing AR-11 for each form we send in and filing form if sponsor-my husband moves too? Once changed the address, did you have any problems?
Do you guys think you would have rather sign a month-to-month lease for 2-3 months for extra cost or would you move with your life without that big of dependency on this process? It just not cool we are supposed to be limited by all these issues of the AOS process...

Katya7,

option B would be to hire an attorney in your city of choice. I am sure it is faster to orchestrate that than to break a lease, find a new place in a new city and then file the Change of Address. It's also less expensive. I think that's what we will take care of today. We are looking at relocating. In our case, we want to to get the COA going ASAP. We invested a lot of time and effort in putting together an error-free AOS package. It paid off. Our PD 3/16/18; within 39 days our case reached the "Case is ready to be scheduled for interview". That was on 04/23/18. All that to have it sit at the Minneapolis field office for 14.5 months to 23.5 months? It's nonsense. I get exactly where you're coming from.

It's key to do the change of address before your file is sent from the NBC (National Benefits Center) to your field office. Once you get the "Your Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" status update/notice, the NBC finds an interview slot for you, and then physically transfers your file to your field office. Your file is likely still at the NBC because you have not gotten an interview notice.

Here are the top field offices in case you need them. Do not be fooled by Raleigh's humble 5.5 months. It's been a lot faster than that for several people here. Manchester has been really fast, too.
State City 50% 93%
OH Cleveland 4 11.5
PA Pittsburgh 4.5 18.5
CA San Jose 5 16.5
IN Indianapolis 5 14
NY Buffalo 5 18
OH Columbus 5 15
CA San Bernardino 5.5 15
CA San Diego 5.5 17.5
ME Portland 5.5 16.5
MI Detroit 5.5 15
NH Manchester 5.5 11
NC Raleigh 5.5 12.5

All the best.

[Mieiva]

Hi Guys! I am debating either move or not to another city. My PD is 10/16/17 (Memphis, TN) and we are waiting for an interview notice. I am thinking it should come in July-September, but maybe later - who knows. We don't like the apartment we live at and we do want to move to another city. Our lease contract is till 7/6/18. Is changing address that bad or is it just filing AR-11 for each form we send in and filing form if sponsor-my husband moves too? Once changed the address, did you have any problems?
Do you guys think you would have rather sign a month-to-month lease for 2-3 months for extra cost or would you move with your life without that big of dependency on this process? It just not cool we are supposed to be limited by all these issues of the AOS process...

I would suggest to wait it out and be done with it. I am going through this process at the moment because we didn?t have another choice.
I was told that we are placed at the end of the waitlist in our new area. I was already 7 months waiting , so now everything from the start! If you are in no hurry, shouldn?t be an issue! But be prepared it might take way longer than you have already been waiting

[Surfer27]

Good Luck to us

Wtf. I?m just stoked that the officer on the line named all the forms you mentioned, except the I-865 . Great ! Good luck to us! Lol

I sent them last week they should have received them today.

[yeahbuddy]

This is reassuring for those of us who have changed address: https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-rele...livery-service

"Applicants who have changed mailing addresses during the course of the application process are more likely to have their secure documents sent with the new delivery method, which USCIS will expand to all secure documents in the future."

[jazzya]

Katya7,

option B would be to hire an attorney in your city of choice. I am sure it is faster to orchestrate that than to break a lease, find a new place in a new city and then file the Change of Address. It's also less expensive. I think that's what we will take care of today. We are looking at relocating. In our case, we want to to get the COA going ASAP. We invested a lot of time and effort in putting together an error-free AOS package. It paid off. Our PD 3/16/18; within 39 days our case reached the "Case is ready to be scheduled for interview". That was on 04/23/18. All that to have it sit at the Minneapolis field office for 14.5 months to 23.5 months? It's nonsense. I get exactly where you're coming from.

It's key to do the change of address before your file is sent from the NBC (National Benefits Center) to your field office. Once you get the "Your Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview" status update/notice, the NBC finds an interview slot for you, and then physically transfers your file to your field office. Your file is likely still at the NBC because you have not gotten an interview notice.

Here are the top field offices in case you need them. Do not be fooled by Raleigh's humble 5.5 months. It's been a lot faster than that for several people here. Manchester has been really fast, too.
State City 50% 93%
OH Cleveland 4 11.5
PA Pittsburgh 4.5 18.5
CA San Jose 5 16.5
IN Indianapolis 5 14
NY Buffalo 5 18
OH Columbus 5 15
CA San Bernardino 5.5 15
CA San Diego 5.5 17.5
ME Portland 5.5 16.5
MI Detroit 5.5 15
NH Manchester 5.5 11
NC Raleigh 5.5 12.5

All the best.

I kind of agree with you here
But some of the times change over time. Right now Pittsburgh has a processing time from 11.5 to 23 months
That's the same as NJ due to the overload of h1b candidates