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Hi,

So I got the letter in the mail and I have my biometrics appointment next week in Indianapolis. What should I expect? Does it take hours or is it a fast process? Is there an interview? I will get there one hour before the appointment but should I show up earlier just in case there's thousands of people? Thanks so much!

 

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The actual process takes minutes. The total wait, however, could take anywhere from minutes to over an hour depending on how busy they are.

No interview. They aren't usually IOs. Some may like to talk and ask questions, but it's not something officially on your record.

There's likely not "thousands" of people at an ASC in a whole day. Maybe a few hundred tops?

 

As for a typical timeline at Indianapolis, I would have to defer to others. We did ours in Philadelphia - one of the busiest (but certainly not the busiest) in the country, and our time just had a handful of others there at the same time. There was only seating for maybe 100 people total.

 

Good luck.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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28 minutes ago, geowrian said:

The actual process takes minutes. The total wait, however, could take anywhere from minutes to over an hour depending on how busy they are.

No interview. They aren't usually IOs. Some may like to talk and ask questions, but it's not something officially on your record.

There's likely not "thousands" of people at an ASC in a whole day. Maybe a few hundred tops?

 

As for a typical timeline at Indianapolis, I would have to defer to others. We did ours in Philadelphia - one of the busiest (but certainly not the busiest) in the country, and our time just had a handful of others there at the same time. There was only seating for maybe 100 people total.

 

Good luck.

I did my biometrics in Philly too and was outside in about 5-10 minutes. I was shocked, since you're right that Philly is one of the busiest local offices in the country!

If they would process the actual I-485 as quick as that my biometrics appointment was I would be so happy lol.

Off to another year of waiting! Well, at least I have my EAD and AP 

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Totally depends on the location. Mine were taken in Duluth, MN.  

I got there 30 minutes early assuming that it was going to be a long time to get in and then a wait, but I walked through security in less than 2 minutes (one of the guards even took me to the elevator and directed me from there because it was a convoluted building) and the lady in the office was happy to see me before my appointment.   The longest part was waiting while she reset the computer system - I was in and out in less than 10 minutes.

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Hubby's appt was at facility outside of Chicago (can't remember which).  He was in an out really quickly, maybe 10 - 15 minutes from walking in to walking out.  They verified his information and the fingerprints they took were inkless.  (I only mention it because he was amused by it and accidentally made the lady helping him raise an eyebrow at him.  "They do this differently now."   :: her looking at him odd ::  "From when they did the security check at my last job.")   D'oh!!    :)  

Spoiler

Petitioner: USC | Applicant: B2 | (c)9 AOS (Marriage)

07/31/18: Filed I-130, I-130A

08/01/18: Delivered Potomac Processing Center

08/07/18: Text/Mail Notifications (for I-130)

08/14/18: Hard Copy NOA (for I-130)

08/24/18: Mailed I-485, I-765, I-864

08/27/18: Delivered

08/31/18: Filed

09/04/18: Text Notifications (for I-485, I-765, I-864)

09/06/18: Hard Copy NOA (for I-485, I-765, I-864)

09/14/18: Biometrics letter rec'd

09/26/18: Biometrics appt completed

10/02/18: Ready for interview to be scheduled.

12/18/18: Form I-130 APPROVED!

01/27/19: EAD Approved and card being printed!

02/02/19: Combo card and SSN card arrived!

03/08/19: Text and online notification that interview has been scheduled.

04/16/19: Interview.  AOS approval text rec'd.  Card in production!

04/24/19: GC in hand! 

 

Removal of Conditions

Here we go!

02/10/21: I-751 package sent

02/12/21: Delivered to Phoenix, AZ

03/22/21: Money order cashed

03/24/21: Text notification rec'd

03/25/21: NOA rec'd

04/30/21: Case updated: Fingerprints taken

06/27/22: Approved!  Card being produced!

07/05/22: 10-year GC in hand!

 

 

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Once you're all checked in, the process itself is quite fast. Depending on how busy your service center is, the wait ahead of the appointment itself can be long. I had a weekday afternoon appointment right after the holidays in NYC, but I went first thing in the morning to avoid having to leave work. At least at the office I went to, they still let me in despite my appointment being much later, and they didn't care at all when your appointment was once you were inside...it was sort of a free for all. But the whole thing took about an hour and a half for me, despite the actual biometrics only taking about 10 minutes. No interview...just fingerprints, photo, and confirmation of biographical information that you provide them with. I did a really thorough write-up of my experience in the below post. Might not totally apply to Indianapolis, but worth sharing just in case!

 

Removal of Conditions

 

02/08/2021 — Received hard copy Reminder to File Form I-751 in mail (Notice Date: 02/04/2021, Priority Date: 02/03/2021) 

02/28/2021 — ROC window opens

05/05/2021 — Mailed ROC package (I-751) to Phoenix Lockbox

05/07/2021 [Day 1] — ROC package received at Phoenix Lockbox

05/21/2021 [Day 14] — Check for $680 cashed

05/24/2021 [Day 17] — Text notification received & hard copy NOA1 in mail from Vermont Service Center (Received Date: 05/07/2021, Notice Date: 05/20/2021)

06/01/2021 [Day 25] — Case updated to show fingerprints were taken

06/05/2021 [Day 29] — Hard copy biometrics waiver received in mail (Notice Date: 06/01/2021)

11/08/2021 [Day 185] — Hard copy NOA1 received in mail to extend validity from 18 months to 24 months (Notice Date: 11/01/2021)

12/10/2022 [Day 582] — New card is being produced

12/13/2022 [Day 585] — Case was approved 

12/17/2022 [Day 589] — Hard copy approval notice received in mail (Notice Date: 12/10/2022) and green card mailed

12/21/2022 [Day 593] — 10-year green card received 

 

Adjustment of Status

 

07/07/2018 -- Married

12/01/2018 -- Mailed AOS package (I-130/I-130A, I-485, I-864, I-765, I-131) to Chicago Lockbox

12/03/2018 [Day 1] — AOS package received at Chicago Lockbox

12/21/2018 [Day 18] — Biometrics notice received

01/02/2019 [Day 30] — Biometrics completed 

02/13/2019 [Day 72] — Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview

03/22/2019 [Day 109] — EAD/AP approved

03/29/2019 [Day 116] — EAD/AP combo card received

04/10/2019 [Day 128] — Interview was scheduled

05/21/2019 [Day 169] — AOS interview (approval pending review)

05/29/2019 [Day 177] — Case approved/new card is being produced

06/05/2019 [Day 184] — Green card received 

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