Biometrics Appointment

[zayzay_04 0]

Hi there, well my wife's biometrics appointment is tomorrow afternoon. Is there anything that we should be taking with us besides the appointment letter & her passport? Should we bring a copy of anything else? Such as marriage certificate confirming her name(since her passport says maiden name but the appointment letter says married name)?

Anyways, just making sure I'm all set for it. don't want any surprised. Also just wondering. My wife's getting quite anxious to start working...after the biometrics is it likely that she will be getting her EAD quickly? Hope its not to much longer! Well, thank ya guys! God bless

Edited December 17, 2009 by zayzay_04

[philabride 0]

Hi there, well my wife's biometrics appointment is tomorrow afternoon. Is there anything that we should be taking with us besides the appointment letter & her passport? Should we bring a copy of anything else? Such as marriage certificate confirming her name(since her passport says maiden name but the appointment letter says married name)?

Anyways, just making sure I'm all set for it. don't want any surprised. Also just wondering. My wife's getting quite anxious to start working...after the biometrics is it likely that she will be getting her EAD quickly? Hope its not to much longer! Well, thank ya guys! God bless

I brought my passport, appointment letter, and marriage certificate.

I received my EAD within 2 weeks after.

[shellyalex 0]

Yes, carry the marriage certificate (original)as well.

[zayzay_04 0]

Thanks for the quick replies. I feel better now...now just getting there. 3 hour drive to detroit & then trying to figure out where the place is at...wish me luck guys! Thanks again

[SunShineFL1012 0]

I showed them my dependent military ID card and appointment letter when I had my biometrics last week. They didn't asked for my marriage certificate.

I think your wife might need the marriage certificate since her passport is in her maiden name. Good luck!

[zayzay_04 0]

Hey, thanks again! My wifes asking about rules regarding makeup & jewlery or anything else regarding appearence for the picture taken during the biometrics? She said they were pretty strict in Philippines, & just wants to make sure that there isn't any specific rules about that here. We took her passport pix for I-485 with just moderate makeup and jewlery but just wanting to make sure on that...thanks!

[Maurice and Mila 0]

Hi there, well my wife's biometrics appointment is tomorrow afternoon. Is there anything that we should be taking with us besides the appointment letter & her passport? Should we bring a copy of anything else? Such as marriage certificate confirming her name(since her passport says maiden name but the appointment letter says married name)?

Anyways, just making sure I'm all set for it. don't want any surprised. Also just wondering. My wife's getting quite anxious to start working...after the biometrics is it likely that she will be getting her EAD quickly? Hope its not to much longer! Well, thank ya g

[Maurice and Mila 0]

Hi there, well my wife's biometrics appointment is tomorrow afternoon. Is there anything that we should be taking with us besides the appointment letter & her passport? Should we bring a copy of anything else? Such as marriage certificate confirming her name(since her passport says maiden name but the appointment letter says married name)?

Anyways, just making sure I'm all set for it. don't want any surprised. Also just wondering. My wife's getting quite anxious to start working...after the biometrics is it likely that she will be getting her EAD quickly? Hope its not to much longer! Well, thank ya guys! God bless

I brought my passport, appointment letter, and marriage certificate.

I received my EAD within 2 weeks after.

Yep, got to have all that and the marriage certificate showing the new last name. Also, we were there two hours early today and there was no problem.

[marie09 5]

Hi there, well my wife's biometrics appointment is tomorrow afternoon. Is there anything that we should be taking with us besides the appointment letter & her passport? Should we bring a copy of anything else? Such as marriage certificate confirming her name(since her passport says maiden name but the appointment letter says married name)?

Bring the appointment letter, passport and marriage cert. I went for biometrics last week and while the security guy didn't need the marriage cert - I offered - he said no. The IO did need it - she appeared relieved when I said and I have my marriage cert to show my name change.

Also probably self explanatory if you're driving but bring your driver license or another govt photo id - so you can get into the ASC too!

Hey, thanks again! My wifes asking about rules regarding makeup & jewlery or anything else regarding appearence for the picture taken during the biometrics? She said they were pretty strict in Philippines, & just wants to make sure that there isn't any specific rules about that here. We took her passport pix for I-485 with just moderate makeup and jewlery but just wanting to make sure on that...thanks!

They didn't say anything to me about that. But a friend of mine who got her GC years ago was saying her mom got called back for a second apt for the pic to be reshot as she had big earrings and they couldn't see the ears. She told me the same thing - natural make up and make sure they can see your ears, small earrings etc... I followed those guidelines - they didn't say anything there though. So who knows if that still exists - but better to be safe than sorry. Would not be fun to have to go wash off make up!

Best of luck for tomorrow it's super easy and you'll be done really fast!

[zayzay_04 0]

Hi there, well my wife's biometrics appointment is tomorrow afternoon. Is there anything that we should be taking with us besides the appointment letter & her passport? Should we bring a copy of anything else? Such as marriage certificate confirming her name(since her passport says maiden name but the appointment letter says married name)?

Bring the appointment letter, passport and marriage cert. I went for biometrics last week and while the security guy didn't need the marriage cert - I offered - he said no. The IO did need it - she appeared relieved when I said and I have my marriage cert to show my name change.

Also probably self explanatory if you're driving but bring your driver license or another govt photo id - so you can get into the ASC too!

Hey, thanks again! My wifes asking about rules regarding makeup & jewlery or anything else regarding appearence for the picture taken during the biometrics? She said they were pretty strict in Philippines, & just wants to make sure that there isn't any specific rules about that here. We took her passport pix for I-485 with just moderate makeup and jewlery but just wanting to make sure on that...thanks!

They didn't say anything to me about that. But a friend of mine who got her GC years ago was saying her mom got called back for a second apt for the pic to be reshot as she had big earrings and they couldn't see the ears. She told me the same thing - natural make up and make sure they can see your ears, small earrings etc... I followed those guidelines - they didn't say anything there though. So who knows if that still exists - but better to be safe than sorry. Would not be fun to have to go wash off make up!

Best of luck for tomorrow it's super easy and you'll be done really fast!

lol thank ya!! Yeah, I imagine that makeup/jewlery isn't a biggy as long as its just moderate & natural. Thanks for your reply though. Sounds pretty easy. Can't wait to get just one more step accomplished...lol. Take care

[Greg001 0]

zayzay_04, to get an idea of how long after the bio to EAD approval, take a look at the October filers spreadsheet (the link is in my signature block below).

From NOA date, it averages about 42 days to get the EAD approved. Then another week or more to actually receive it. Some people see it faster or slower...YMMV

Good luck.

[zayzay_04 0]

zayzay_04, to get an idea of how long after the bio to EAD approval, take a look at the October filers spreadsheet (the link is in my signature block below).

From NOA date, it averages about 42 days to get the EAD approved. Then another week or more to actually receive it. Some people see it faster or slower...YMMV

Good luck.

Thanks for the link...thats exciting for us to see. So couple of weeks on average. Well were getting ready to leave now. Thanks for all of your help everyone. God Bless

[zayzay_04 0]

Hey all!! Well just got back from our very easy biometrics appointment, & totally terrible trip to the office. We had to go to Detroit, which is a city that we don't know very well. Were about 3 hours away. My friend took us there & we had GPS & directions. We left about 4 & a half hours before the appointment, so figured we'd have good time.

So what happens? We end up taking the wrong road in a split second BAD decision that leads us to the Ambassador Bridge(if you don't know what this is, its the bridge going from Detroit, MI to Windsor, ONT). We stop at a rest stop area, once we noticed that the only option is to go through the toll booth to the bridge! So there we asked a lady how to turn around. She said that we would have to go through the gate & wait on the Border Police to come & escort us out. We wait on them for 15 minutes, & give them our ID's. Then we go through the customs area following the border police. This takes another 15 minutes. They let the officer there know what happened, and gives him our ID's. Well my wife of course came on a k-1 fiance visa and is in AOS processing(hence why we were going to Detroit for biometrics). Well, everything was cleared there except for her I-94 being expired. So the officer called the customs office & told them that he was sending us in to verify Status. So, we go in to the customs office & experience the worst interegation that either of us ever have. Thank God, for the first time since she's been here I decided to take all papers with me from the I-129 papers up to the AOS papers & then of course the appointment letter. But even with all of this evidence the lady there was interregating my wife, & was becoming very upset because my wife wasn't answering the questions quickly enough. We didn't even realize how mean that lady would get. She asked her how we met, how I got to the philippines originally, if she has family in canada, if she's ever been to canada, and why we were there at the canadian border. Well as she got more frusterated with my wife answering her questions in a well thought out & very descriptive manner she shouts at her and tells her to get her husband up there. So I come up & she asks me the same questions, she asks me where I live, if I own my own home, what I do for a living, ect. Then proceeds to ask my wife why she married this man that she technically only spent less than a year in person with(even though we've been communicating through internet & phone since 2005). Then she asks "So you mean you left your whole family home to marry him and come to the states". The whole time, these people knew exactly where I was heading as that was the first thing I said when they asked us why we were in Detroit.

I'm not saying that it wasn't her job to be intimidating & firm & what not. I know that she has know clue who we are or our story. I know that she has a stressful job, and I totally understand that interregation is normal. But I could not believe how rude she actually was. Also she pushed us to answer the questions very quickly, and got upset if we stumbled and then she would just try to pry more out of us. So, I can definately understand that you really need to take your time when answering there questions because they can really try to put you in a corner or make you say something you don't mean. I don't know. Just felt like she was trying to say that the reason my wife married me was to get to the states(or trying to get us to accidentally say that). Really upset us, & we were both in tears by the time they called us back up. So they called us up after about an hour in the customs office & they told us that were clear to go! Then gave us proper directions to the USCIS office(by this time we had like an hour until the appointment). Got there with no problems & was out in 15 minutes. Actually got done before the appointment time!!! Yay!!

Anyways, that was our day. Wife is tired, I'm tired....but just thanking God that everything worked out! It was real wierd going through the booth coming back into the country(though we never technically left the country). We even had a paper in our window saying "returning from canada"!! So scary, but they cleared us & seemed to be well aware of the situation. I even told the guy that I was worried because she's not even allowed to leave the country, & he said he understand and that theres no problem. Were fine. So, anyone think this is going to show up anywhere later on or that it could hurt us or create more problems for us in the future? I'm really hoping that its not that big of a deal, just the way they made us feel was so upsetting. So, there ya go!! That's my "easy" biometrics appointment!! Lol...God bless ya all

Edited December 18, 2009 by zayzay_04

[marie09 5]

Wow! What a story - what a nightmare. Amazing where a wrong turn can take you. Your poor wife that situation sounds horrible.

Glad it's over for you guys - go relax - you're onto the next step...

[zayzay_04 0]

Wow! What a story - what a nightmare. Amazing where a wrong turn can take you. Your poor wife that situation sounds horrible.

Glad it's over for you guys - go relax - you're onto the next step...

Yeah, its over. lol. It was just another experience, but it had a good ending. I couldn't help but share it with everyone here. I've read alot of posts about peoples bad experiences but never thought that I'd have a scary one like that. Yeah, onto the next step now!!