Error in N-400 Application

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imhotep

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After filling out the N-400 application, I realized that I unintentionally omitted some information.

Under the section where it asks you to list your address for the previous 5 years, I listed all the address's except one.

I briefly moved from my parent's house to an apartment to be closer to work. I never changed my address or filed a AR-11 as my parent's house was still my permanent address. In the N-400 application, I listed my parent's house as my address for the past four years. Would the IO take exception to this? And if so, what, if anything, can I do about it?

Also, I forgot to mention a part time job that lasted about 3-4 months while in college(year 2004). I barely worked 15 or so hours a week and it completely slipped my mind. Should I bring this up during the interview or only mention it if the IO asks me about it?

On a side note, I am going back to grad school in the fall and consequently will no longer be employed. I should be okay financially as I have grants and loans to support me during school. Does USCIS care about my employment status? Also I will be moving to a different city(same state) but the Application Support Center remains the same. Would I need to prove three months continuous residence at my new place or would the past couple years in the same state and within the same field office jurisdiction suffice?

Thank you all for your patience and responses.
 
My take...

You can bring inadvertant errors to the attention of the IO during the interview. I can't imaging them being an issue.

Other than ascertaining that your GC was not obtained fraudulently, employment does not figure into the citizenship process at all as far as I know (as far as I can tell).

Depending on how old you are, how independent you are, etc, you might decide to continue to list your parents' residence as your permanent residence - that is not uncommon for students (though it is somewhat less common for grad students).

If you do move outside of the jurisdiction of the district office that currently covers the area you live in, then the 3 month residence rule comes into play.

(not a lawyer, not an expert, never played one on TV, etc.)
 
I don't think anything warrants talking to a lawyer, except potentially the part time job. I would suggest not answering here, but my concern about what you said is if the part time job was without work permit. Particularly if you ever filled a I-9 form claiming to be U.S. citizen. If this is not the case I wouldn't worry. You can update some of the information during the interview. Of course if it is a material fact it will probably lead, at least, to the IO not being able to approve your application during interview. However, for minor mistakes like address, it is probably not a big deal.

My 2 cents.
 
I had already received my PR

Huracan, I only started working after receiving my PR. My major concern is that INS might equate omitting to lying. I was under the same impression as flydog in that "employment does not figure into the citizenship process at all". I didn't really pay much attention to that field as this wasn't an employment related GC.

My dad was sponsored by his employer for PR and since I was a minor, I received it along with my entire family.

I was gonna take an updated copy of the N-400, which include the address where I briefly stayed but forgot to mention and also the part time job.
 
I don't think there is anything to worry about. If you are worried about being accused of lieing, bring the discrepancies up at the beginning of the interview (before being asked). The IO will likely tell you "don't worry, we'll be going over that soon" or something like that.
 
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