Moving within same city after filing N400 - will it delay my application?

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Hello everyone,

I am a new poster here, and I would like some help with my Citizenship application process.

I live in New Jersey, and I am graduating from college in Dec/Jan. I currently live in the college dorms and will have to move out around Dec 15. My (5 years - 90 days) also falls around Dec 1, 2013, so I will file around Dec 5, 2013.

I am planning to find a place in the same town that I live in, and I will move to my new apartment around Dec 15. Both current and new addresses will fall under the Newark DO.

Will my interview process be delayed because I will have to change my address after filing the N400? Or should I wait till I move to the new apt, and then file. But then I don't know how I would prove 3 months residency in the new apt, since I will have just moved there.

Any advice? Thank you.
 
Your timeline shouldn't be affected, BUT the change of address might not be logged properly with CIS. I moved within Brooklyn after I applied for citizenship, and I did not get my interview letter even though I submitted a change of address. If you can wait, you might as well just to avoid such issues.
 
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cafeconleche said:
Your timeline shouldn't be affected, BUT the change of address might not be logged properly with CIS. I moved within Brooklyn after I applied for citizenship, and I did not get my interview letter even though I submitted a change of address. If you can wait, you might as well just to avoid such issues.
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But will I be able to prove 3 months residency in the Newark DO if I move to a new apt?
 
Tazmania said:
You need to have residency in the state where you apply for the last 3 month.
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So, what I conclude from the thread is this:

I will just wait to move the new address before filing to not deal with the hassle of them not registering my change of address.

I can easily prove 3 months residency in the DO by getting a letter from my college showing that I lived there for 4 years, and also show them a new lease.
 
You won't have a problem with the 3 month district/state residence requirement, because you're moving within the same city. Your potential problem is with their bureaucratic screwups of address changes. They are often slow or inconsistent to process address changes, resulting in you not receiving important mail and possibly missing the interview as a result.
 
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