N400 Biometrics was a different experience than other biometrics - any idea why?

[SparklePony 238]

Hi all,

 

I went in for my N400 Biometrics on Friday. This was my 5th time at the ASC, between AOS & ROC for both myself and my daughters. Before, I would stand in line to hand out my papers, get called, have my hands checked and the papers reviewed/stamped, then I would be given a ticket number and asked to wait in the waiting area for the number to be called. This time, though, I was given a different-looking number card and told to wait in a different area, then got called into an office where the person behind the desk looked at my stuff. Then he asked me if I had any other forms of identification, so I showed my driver's license and my homecountry's national ID card (both of which I always carry with me). He looked some more at his screen, added the names on those cards to my paperwork, and said I was done. I was then asked to wait for my regular ticket number, which I did, and then it went back to what I had been through before. Fingerprints this time around were simply my right index and middle fingers.

 

Of course now I'm wondering why I did that extra in-office step. I certainly wasn't the only one, nor did it seem like I was some sort of special case. From what I could see, all of us had the citizenship booklet, but I saw other people with the booklet that did things "normally". For the record, I filed online under the 3-year rule, and requested a name change.

 

Anyone know what's up with that extra in-office step?

[JFH 12,190]

You are lucky your field office is open! Many of them are currently closed due to the virus. Perhaps they have modified procedures in view of the virus or staff members who usually work in that role are out sick and so other people are working the desk who do things differently. Who knows? The main thing is you got your biometrics done. Another step closer...