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Kasiraman   0

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Hello,

I got my Biometrics letter yesterday for December 7. I will not be in town on December 7 and I get back only on the Dec 9th. I will be in town till November 30th. I have heard people say it is OK to go in early than what it says on the Biometrics Appointment letter. Is it OK to go on November 30th as opposed to December 7? I would rather not postpone it and make the process longer. Also if I can go in earlier, do I have to make an appointment? Please let me know. Thank you.

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Hello,

I got my Biometrics letter yesterday for December 7. I will not be in town on December 7 and I get back only on the Dec 9th. I will be in town till November 30th. I have heard people say it is OK to go in early than what it says on the Biometrics Appointment letter. Is it OK to go on November 30th as opposed to December 7? I would rather not postpone it and make the process longer. Also if I can go in earlier, do I have to make an appointment? Please let me know. Thank you.

Yes, you can certainly try. Some ASCs allow walk-ins, while others completely prohibit it. No, you do not need an appointment for a walk-in. Your best time to do a walk-in would be in the middle of the week. Mondays and Fridays are usually very busy. And if you do not have an appointment, they usually will turn you down without a second thought.

Good luck with whatever you decide! :thumbs:

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02/15/13 - Mailed N-400
02/19/13 - Received by Phoenix Lockbox (day 01)
02/21/13 - NOA1 issued (day 03)

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS (WIFE)
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03/23/12 - Mailed I-751 to CSC
03/26/12 - Received by CSC (day 01)
03/31/12 - Received NOA1 (day 06)
05/02/12 - Biometrics done (day 38)
10/23/12 - Received approval email (day 212)
11/01/12 - Received green card (day 221)

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06/03/10 - Package delivered to USCIS (day 01)
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11/08/10 - Received approval notice in mail (day 159)

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11/19/10 - Received and paid IV bill; DS-3032 accepted (day 11)
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12/09/10 - INTERVIEW SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 10, 2011 @ 6:45AM
12/28/10 - Medical exam done at SLEC Manila - PASSED! (day 40)
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Yes, you can definitely try to go early. No guarantees but they often let early bio appts. in. Just don't go past your appointment date without going without making specific arrangements with USCIS, otherwise they might think you abandoned your application.

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Sent: 7/21/12

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Touch: 7/24/2012

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Thanks for your replies. So I am thinking of going in on November 29th which is a Monday. Right now I do not have an option of going in the middle of the week as I work in St Louis and live in Minneapolis and I travel back and forth. That being said, should I try to go in on 29th and then if they turn me down call USCIS and reschedule or reschedule before (that way my request for rescheduling is not getting to USCIS after my original appointment date of December 7) and then go in on 29th even though they might have rescheduled it for a date later than December 7th.

I never realized the replies would come back so fast. Made a posting, went to change laundry, came back ..boom there were two replies.Thank you guys.

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Hi, I read from the I-751 instructions that the two fingerprint cards needed to be submitted as evidence of the application to remove conditional status. Do we do this before we send the I-751 application or after we submit are we then notified by USCIS to go for fingerprints?

Much thanks,

Jack

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03-21-08 Received packet for interview

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10-27-08 I-485 transferred to CSC

11-04-08 I-485 Biometrics appointment

11-13-08 NOA1 for EAD

12-09-08 EAD Biometrics appointment

01-08-09 AP Approved

01-13-09 AP Received

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Hi, I read from the I-751 instructions that the two fingerprint cards needed to be submitted as evidence of the application to remove conditional status. Do we do this before we send the I-751 application or after we submit are we then notified by USCIS to go for fingerprints?

Much thanks,

Jack

You do not need to submit finger print cards unless you reside overseas because of Government Orders or Military or you have a dependent overseas for whom you are applying as well. If you are in the US with your spouse, just wait for the biometrics appointment letter.

Source: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-751instr.pdf

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Hello,

I got my Biometrics letter yesterday for December 7. I will not be in town on December 7 and I get back only on the Dec 9th. I will be in town till November 30th. I have heard people say it is OK to go in early than what it says on the Biometrics Appointment letter. Is it OK to go on November 30th as opposed to December 7? I would rather not postpone it and make the process longer. Also if I can go in earlier, do I have to make an appointment? Please let me know. Thank you.

My husband has his appointment tomorrow and I was looking up the address and I noticed that they give the info. here about whether each center requires an appointment or not. If yours does, you will just have to request a later date... OR I don't know if you can walk in to another center, maybe?

My center didn't allow walk ins. Apparently they JUST do fingerprints (and photos I hope) - I don't live exactly in San Francisco any more so I guess we are closer to this small office than the main one in SF.

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The prelude - 2007
November 22 - Married in Bulgaria.
CR-1 - 2008
January 7 I-130 sent - APPROVED in 106 days.
Interview - APPROVED 175 days from NOA-1 date
ROC - 2010-2011
October 5 - I-751 sent APPROVED 111 days from NOA-1 date, no interview.
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APPROVED 79 days.
May 9 - Oath ceremony - in Oakland, CA.
*************Didn't have enough of the immigration process yet!! Starting again with 16-year-old (step)son****************
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---USCIS---
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Jan 22 - APPROVED 65 days from NOA-1. Never transferred to field office.
---NVC---
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Feb 26 - Got NVC Case # and Invoice ID #
----------------------------------slowing down the process a little... stepson can't come till nearly July-----------------------------
March 19 - Sent e-mail Choice of Agent, without scan of DS-3032. Paid AOS fee ($88).
April 1 - Choice of Agent information accepted (10th "working day" to accept).
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You do not need to submit finger print cards unless you reside overseas because of Government Orders or Military or you have a dependent overseas for whom you are applying as well. If you are in the US with your spouse, just wait for the biometrics appointment letter.

Source: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-751instr.pdf

Thanks, I saw that part a little bit after the fact. Good to know.

12-14-07 Sent K-1 petition

12-17-07 Received NOA1

01-06-08 Got engaged!!!

02-21-08 NOA2 Approved

02-27-08 NVC processed petition

02-28-08 Received NOA2 in mail

03-03-08 Consulate in Rio de Janeiro received petition

03-21-08 Received packet for interview

04-22-08 Visa Interview and Visa APPROVED!

05-06-08 Visa received in mail

07-28-08 Wedding Date (Reception was 26th, but forgot to reigster for MC...oops)

10-04-08 Applied for AOS (EAD and AP also)

10-09-08 NOA1 for I-485

10-27-08 I-485 transferred to CSC

11-04-08 I-485 Biometrics appointment

11-13-08 NOA1 for EAD

12-09-08 EAD Biometrics appointment

01-08-09 AP Approved

01-13-09 AP Received

Cost of 3 roundtrip tickets to Brazil in last 3 years...... $2,900+

Cost of filing petitions for K-1 visa & AOS.................... $1,465+

Cost of monthly calling cards to Brazil........................$20

Cost of marrying the woman of my dreams.... PRICELESS

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So I went in for Biometrics appointment on 11/29 as opposed to the original date of 12/07 and it was a breeze. Just want to let other people know if you have the appointment letter go for it earlier if you can. The worst thing that can happen is they would say no. In fact they did not even look at my appointment letter

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So I went in for Biometrics appointment on 11/29 as opposed to the original date of 12/07 and it was a breeze. Just want to let other people know if you have the appointment letter go for it earlier if you can. The worst thing that can happen is they would say no. In fact they did not even look at my appointment letter

Thanks for the information because we will do this with my stepson who is in Orlando, Florida. We are in Pa.

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