no fingerprinting / biometrics

[imhrb 0]

Like many others we have been waiting for our AOS application to be approved for over 2 years. But the strange thing is, I did get an EAD approved but they never called me in for fingerprinting and Biometrics. I know I had to do the non-immigration "registration" that was initiated a few years ago and they had taken my fingerprints and biometrics, is that why they didn't call me in again? since they already have it?

[rebeccajo 14]

Not sure I am following you, but if you are saying they took your biometrics back when you filed your AOS, and you filed for EAD at the same time, then the answer is they probably collected all the biometrics they needed at that time to process both petitions.

Each time you need a new EAD they will collect a new set of prints.

And once the full set of biometrics used for AOS reaches 15 months of age, they become stale. A new set will need to be collected to issue the greencard.

Edited January 6, 2007 by rebeccajo

[imhrb 0]

No, since I have filed for the AOS/EAD (which was almost 2.5 years ago), they never called me in for fingerprinitng or biometrics. Shortly after 9/11, they had started a "registration" system where people from certain countries had to go and register at the INS offices. At that time they had collected my fingerprints and biometrics. The interesting thing is, when I filed for my AOS/EAD, they did approve my EAD after a few months, without having collected my fingerprints...huh...

Not sure I am following you, but if you are saying they took your biometrics back when you filed your AOS, and you filed for EAD at the same time, then the answer is they probably collected all the biometrics they needed at that time to process both petitions.

Each time you need a new EAD they will collect a new set of prints.

And once the full set of biometrics used for AOS reaches 15 months of age, they become stale. A new set will need to be collected to issue the greencard.

[hanster 0]

No, since I have filed for the AOS/EAD (which was almost 2.5 years ago), they never called me in for fingerprinitng or biometrics. Shortly after 9/11, they had started a "registration" system where people from certain countries had to go and register at the INS offices. At that time they had collected my fingerprints and biometrics. The interesting thing is, when I filed for my AOS/EAD, they did approve my EAD after a few months, without having collected my fingerprints...huh...

Not sure I am following you, but if you are saying they took your biometrics back when you filed your AOS, and you filed for EAD at the same time, then the answer is they probably collected all the biometrics they needed at that time to process both petitions.

Each time you need a new EAD they will collect a new set of prints.

And once the full set of biometrics used for AOS reaches 15 months of age, they become stale. A new set will need to be collected to issue the greencard.

I remeber, it was called "Special Registration" and it was towards the end of the 2001 year when they had people in the U.S. on visas who are from certain countries come in and register their information and give their finger print and picture taken. i think it had countries like syria, lebanon, north korea, iran and others.

i remember i had to go through that and right after i went for the registration they ended up canceling it,

i hope this means i do not have to go for a biometrics myself either.

does anyone else know anything about this

[rebeccajo 14]

i hope this means i do not have to go for a biometrics myself either.

does anyone else know anything about this

Why would you mind going for biometrics? It's just fingerprints and a photograph. It's probably the easiest immigration thing you could do.

[hanster 0]

i hope this means i do not have to go for a biometrics myself either.

does anyone else know anything about this

Why would you mind going for biometrics? It's just fingerprints and a photograph. It's probably the easiest immigration thing you could do.

it's not that i mind the process, it's just that i would have to take off from work and drive for 2 hours to the local office in my area. and also it is wishful hoping that this would expedite the process for me if i did not have to go for biometrics

[rebeccajo 14]

i hope this means i do not have to go for a biometrics myself either.

does anyone else know anything about this

Why would you mind going for biometrics? It's just fingerprints and a photograph. It's probably the easiest immigration thing you could do.

it's not that i mind the process, it's just that i would have to take off from work and drive for 2 hours to the local office in my area. and also it is wishful hoping that this would expedite the process for me if i did not have to go for biometrics

I understand that for sure!

Are you certain you would have to go that far? We had to drive 3 hours to our local office for the interview, but there is a sub-office an hour from here they sent us to for rudimentary biometrics. That office also does infopass. There may be such a thing where you are - maybe not. A visit to USCIS.gov should clear that up for you.

They are gonna want new biometrics from you. Old prints are moot. Prints 'expire' after 15 months due to some sort of inadequacy with their storage system. My husband's prints, taken for his AOS in December 05, will expire at the end of March this year and if his greencard is not issued before then DHS will need to re-capture the prints before they produce a card.

Edited January 7, 2007 by rebeccajo

[hanster 0]

i hope this means i do not have to go for a biometrics myself either.

does anyone else know anything about this

Why would you mind going for biometrics? It's just fingerprints and a photograph. It's probably the easiest immigration thing you could do.

it's not that i mind the process, it's just that i would have to take off from work and drive for 2 hours to the local office in my area. and also it is wishful hoping that this would expedite the process for me if i did not have to go for biometrics

I understand that for sure!

Are you certain you would have to go that far? We had to drive 3 hours to our local office for the interview, but there is a sub-office an hour from here they sent us to for rudimentary biometrics. That office also does infopass. There may be such a thing where you are - maybe not. A visit to USCIS.gov should clear that up for you.

They are gonna want new biometrics from you. Old prints are moot. Prints 'expire' after 15 months due to some sort of inadequacy with their storage system. My husband's prints, taken for his AOS in December 05, will expire at the end of March this year and if his greencard is not issued before then DHS will need to re-capture the prints before they produce a card.

i live in WV, and the sub-office in WV is 3 hours away from us and the local office in pennsylvania is a little short of 2 hours