Address requirements..confused..

[new_LPR]

Got qsn on what addresses to put where I lived in the last 5 yrs.

- I have lived at my present residence for the past 8 yrs.
- Between mid 2004 and early 2005 ( 9 months) I was sent to another state for a temporary assignment.
- I was in the process of getting green card at that time, so I did not change my permanent address.
- I dont remember if I filed AR11 during the time of temporary assignment - but I definitely did when I returned - that I was coming back to my permanent home.

What addresses should I put? Should I mention my addresses while on temporary assignment? I have those addresses with me , but the housing was company housing.
Also every month, I used to fly back to my present home to check on it - it was a deal company gave to all the temporary relocation employees.

What I am fearful is - if I mention my temporary addresses, and the IO says they don't have the record in their system, am I in trouble?

I have the following proof of temp addresses-
- credit reports from experian that list all my addresses .

for my present address, I have all the paperwork when I bought the house.

What should I do ???

 

[NewRunner]

Got qsn on what addresses to put where I lived in the last 5 yrs.

- I have lived at my present residence for the past 8 yrs.
- Between mid 2004 and early 2005 ( 9 months) I was sent to another state for a temporary assignment.

What addresses should I put? Should I mention my addresses while on temporary assignment? I have those addresses with me , but the housing was company housing.
Also every month, I used to fly back to my present home to check on it

Your address while on temporary assignment is not considered your residence, especially if you maintained your permanent residence during your absence. If you are concerned about it because you have an AR-11 in the system when you returned, you can put down your temporary address on the form and put the words "temporary assignment" in parenthesis next to it. This can be explained quite easily to the IO during your interview. I don't think this is a big deal either way.

 

[new_LPR]

Your address while on temporary assignment is not considered your residence, especially if you maintained your permanent residence during your absence. If you are concerned about it because you have an AR-11 in the system when you returned, you can put down your temporary address on the form and put the words "temporary assignment" in parenthesis next to it. This can be explained quite easily to the IO during your interview. I don't think this is a big deal either way.

Thanks..
Wont it be great if we all knew what records USCIS have? In my case, if I give my temp addresses and they dont show up on their system, they may accuse me of not informing them.
If I dont write the temp addresses and they have records of those addresses, they may tell me I am not disclosing all my addresses.

Like you said, it is prudent to mention temp addresses and put a disclaimer "Those were where I was physically during temp relocation..but I mantained my perm address" .

Look..when you do your taxes, you can call IRS and ask them what 1099 intterest and div info they have, and you can make sure you dont accidentally miss any when you do your taxes.

such is not the case for N400.
There is almost no way of knowing what info they have ..so you dont accidentally miss out on one.

 

[NewRunner]

Thanks..
Wont it be great if we all knew what records USCIS have? In my case, if I give my temp addresses and they dont show up on their system, they may accuse me of not informing them.
If I dont write the temp addresses and they have records of those addresses, they may tell me I am not disclosing all my addresses.

Like you said, it is prudent to mention temp addresses and put a disclaimer "Those were where I was physically during temp relocation..but I mantained my perm address" .

Look..when you do your taxes, you can call IRS and ask them what 1099 intterest and div info they have, and you can make sure you dont accidentally miss any when you do your taxes.

such is not the case for N400.
There is almost no way of knowing what info they have ..so you dont accidentally miss out on one.

Yeah, because it is where you lived during a temporary assignment, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

You can find out what is in your USCIS A-File by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with USCIS. But the processing time is typically one year to receive it so most people don't do it in time for their N-400 filing.

Good Luck!