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  1. #1
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    Default Re-Open vs Re-Apply for Naturalization

    Hello,
    I had missed my citizenship interview in Virginia last year due to personal reasons. I sent INS a letter citing the reason but unfortunately I think I sent it to the Vermont office instead of the local office (Fairfax, Virginia). I received a letter telling me that my case has been closed and i can request to re-open within one year. So I sent them a letter requesting to re-open my case. After this as we had to sell our house, i opened a private mailbox for all INS correspondence and filed an AR-11. Most recently(May 2009), I received the same notice stating that my case has been closed and I have one year to re-open it .

    Questions:

    1.Do you know of any specific reason why I received the same notice twice (inspite of me requesting my case to be re-opened last year)? I was using a private mailbox for all INS correspondence. Could that be a problem?

    2.Presently, I am in Florida. Will it be better if I continue the process in Virginia or should i apply an AR-11 for a change of address to Florida? Which would be easier?

    3.Would it be better if I just totally re-apply instead of re-opening my old case?

    I would really appreciate your guidance.

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    Default Re: Re-Open vs Re-Apply for Naturalization

    1. I can only guess why you didn't receive an correspondence in relation to your initial request to re-open.

    2. You should keep the USCIS informed of your actual address.

    3. Why do you think that would be better?

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