Can I use an address other than my residential address?

[leilasol]

We used to live in San Jose, and according to USCIS, we are waiting for our interview schedule since October 7th (2019). we recently moved to Menlo Park, which changes our field office from San Jose to San Francisco. Apparently San Francisco's waiting time is a lot more than San Jose. (from 10 months average to 17 months). Is it ok to change my address to a friend house so my field office stays in San Jose?

[mindrd]

We used to live in San Jose, and according to USCIS, we are waiting for our interview schedule since October 7th (2019). we recently moved to Menlo Park, which changes our field office from San Jose to San Francisco. Apparently San Francisco's waiting time is a lot more than San Jose. (from 10 months average to 17 months). Is it ok to change my address to a friend house so my field office stays in San Jose?

It is not Okay. USCIS frowns on this type of manipulation. You can however use your friend as your mailing address.

[leilasol]

Thanks a lot. I talked to the legal firm who working with our company and they also suggested not to do that. They said the difference between the waiting time is mainly for family based cases, so we hope the changing address is not going to mess up with our timeline.