Biometrics fee for AOS applicant on a K1 Visa?

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Are biometric services required in association with an I-765 or any other aspect of AOS for a K1 visa holder?

The USCIS seems to be saying that biometric services are not required for K1 Visa holders:
"The filing fee for Form I-765 is $410. You must also pay an $85 biometric services fee, for a total of $495, if you are: 

• Requesting consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA);
• A beneficiary of an approved employment-based immigrant petition and you are facing compelling circumstances; or
• A spouse or unmarried dependent child of a beneficiary of an employment-based immigrant petition who is facing compelling circumstances.

There is no biometric services fee for any other eligibility category."

What puzzles me is that this excerpt seems to be implying that if you are "facing compelling circumstances", they will pour salt on your wound by imposing an additional financial burden.

Not that the government is above such behavior, but they are usually not so transparent about it. This makes me wonder if I am misunderstanding something here.

[KULtoATL 1,551]

AOS for K-1 is $1140 + $85 = $1225. When filed concurrently with AOS, you do not need to pay extra fees for EAD and AP.