Biometrics letter to appointment timing

[K-UK 3]

Wondering how much notice everyone had between receiving their biometrics letter and the actual appointment? My I-751 was received 4/15, NOA1 5/3 MSC center, haven’t heard anything since and I know some people have waited up to a year for biometrics.

The UK just made entering the country much easier and after not seeing my family for 2 years I’m desperate to go back, however I’m worried we will miss the biometrics appointment by being away for 10 days. We are moving to a new house in a couple of weeks and don’t know anyone to check our mail for us while away.

 

Any advice is very welcome!! Thank you.

[Locito 85]

I had a similar situation where I had to travel home having not seen my parents in 17 months, and right before we left I got a biometrics appointment scheduled in the middle of the trip 

 

I think I got the appointment notice approx. two weeks before the date of the appointment. Of course USPS can be quite unreliable so you never know. If where you live the option of USPS Informed Delivery is available, you could sign up for it and see if any USCIS envelopes will show up while you are gone. Don’t know if you need a VPN to access USPS website from abroad, though.

 

Having my rescheduled biometrics appointment first thing tomorrow morning 

Edited August 2, 2021 by Locito

[K-UK 3]

7 hours ago, Locito said:

I had a similar situation where I had to travel home having not seen my parents in 17 months, and right before we left I got a biometrics appointment scheduled in the middle of the trip 

 

I think I got the appointment notice approx. two weeks before the date of the appointment. Of course USPS can be quite unreliable so you never know. If where you live the option of USPS Informed Delivery is available, you could sign up for it and see if any USCIS envelopes will show up while you are gone. Don’t know if you need a VPN to access USPS website from abroad, though.

 

Having my rescheduled biometrics appointment first thing tomorrow morning 

Thank you so much for your reply! Of course it came right before you left for your trip 😫 I’m sorry that’s stressful! Good luck for the appointment, I’m sure it will be fine.

 

Yes I have informed delivery so I’m thinking I will call them if I see anything arrive and ask what date has been given, then can reschedule. I would expect them to give more than 10 days notice but you never know!! The waiting and not knowing is so stressful 😔

[leila85 12]

@Locito Hello! Did you call immigration once you were back from the vacation or as soon as you get the letter before going to visit your family? 
I received my extension recently but did not receive my biometrics yet.

 

this is so annoying. And I was thinking to stay 3 weeks at home or longer so I could celebrate my birthday there too. 
 

thank you in advance 😀

[Ecaen87 43]

It is impossible to know, they do not follow the same pattern. Sometimes is super fast sometimes it takes over a year. Piece of advise, if you are in the middle of an immigration process do not leave the country unless is for a short period like a week or two.

Edited August 3, 2021 by Ecaen87

[Nouchigang 200]

On 8/1/2021 at 6:05 PM, K-UK said:

Wondering how much notice everyone had between receiving their biometrics letter and the actual appointment? My I-751 was received 4/15, NOA1 5/3 MSC center, haven’t heard anything since and I know some people have waited up to a year for biometrics.

The UK just made entering the country much easier and after not seeing my family for 2 years I’m desperate to go back, however I’m worried we will miss the biometrics appointment by being away for 10 days. We are moving to a new house in a couple of weeks and don’t know anyone to check our mail for us while away.

 

Any advice is very welcome!! Thank you.

It is really hard to know but here is my timeline:

I751 file received April 29th

May 14th check cashed and extension letter sent

Today I received a letter for my biometric. The appointment is scheduled for August 20th and the letter is dated July 24th 

[K-UK 3]

43 minutes ago, Ecaen87 said:

It is impossible to know, they do not follow the same pattern. Sometimes is super fast sometimes it takes over a year. Piece of advise, if you are in the middle of an immigration process do not leave the country unless is for a short period like a week or two.

Thank you! Yes sorry I meant the time between the letter arriving for biometrics and the biometrics appt. I was curious to hear how much notice people have gotten!

 

And yes totally agree on traveling, I never intend to leave for longer than 10 days as I work here and don’t really have longer to travel anyway! 

[K-UK 3]

11 minutes ago, Nouchigang said:

It is really hard to know but here is my timeline:

I751 file received April 29th

May 14th check cashed and extension letter sent

Today I received a letter for my biometric. The appointment is scheduled for August 20th and the letter is dated July 24th 

Thanks so much for sharing! Yes I know there’s so much variation, was just curious to hear from others to get an idea. So far I haven’t heard anyone having less than 2 weeks notice so it gives me a little reassurance leaving for 10 days 🤞

[NatalieP136 21]

I had my biometric appointment today and I received the appointment letter about 2.5-3 weeks ago 😊

[Reed1812 125]

Is it possible to reschedule? I too have a trip going back to the UK in September for 3 weeks. My ROC was submitted end of July.

 

Hoping my bio gets waived, from what I have seen on the tracker and on the forum a lot of K1s are.

 

[K-UK 3]

18 hours ago, NatalieP136 said:

I had my biometric appointment today and I received the appointment letter about 2.5-3 weeks ago 😊

Thank you so much for sharing this, makes me feel more positive about leaving for just 10 days! 

[K-UK 3]

13 hours ago, Reed1812 said:

Is it possible to reschedule? I too have a trip going back to the UK in September for 3 weeks. My ROC was submitted end of July.

 

Hoping my bio gets waived, from what I have seen on the tracker and on the forum a lot of K1s are.

 

It is possible to reschedule before your appointment yes. My concern is that the letter would come while we are away and I would miss it without knowing (they don’t always update the online case tracker from what I hear).

Yes if you were K1 they might waive yours, don’t think mine will be waived as CR1 unfortunately. 
 

Enjoy your trip!!

[elisabettacarli19 3]

Currently in the same situation. Did you have your biometrics? How long did it take to receive the appointment letter? How much notice did they give you? Thank you :)

[K-UK 3]

On 11/1/2021 at 12:31 AM, elisabettacarli19 said:

Currently in the same situation. Did you have your biometrics? How long did it take to receive the appointment letter? How much notice did they give you? Thank you

I’m so sorry for the late response @elisabettacarli19!
 

So they sent my letter to my old address even though I had changed my address with them- thankfully USPS forwarded it to me. Letter was dated August 30th but think I got it around September 10th, appointment scheduled for September 24th. So 2 weeks notice! Only bad news was it was scheduled on the day we were meant to fly out to England lol, typical. Managed to shift our flights to a day later anyway and it all worked out. Seems like you usually get 2-3 weeks notice. 

[elisabettacarli19 3]

On 11/12/2021 at 4:12 PM, K-UK said:

I’m so sorry for the late response @elisabettacarli19!
 

So they sent my letter to my old address even though I had changed my address with them- thankfully USPS forwarded it to me. Letter was dated August 30th but think I got it around September 10th, appointment scheduled for September 24th. So 2 weeks notice! Only bad news was it was scheduled on the day we were meant to fly out to England lol, typical. Managed to shift our flights to a day later anyway and it all worked out. Seems like you usually get 2-3 weeks notice. 

Thank you! I really hope i won’t get mine while I’m back home for Christmas. I’m not sure if being out of town is classified as a good reason to reschedule biometrics. fingers crossed.