Biometric Interview Scheduled For Last Week

[Nitsua0895 11]

I received the letter with my biometrics appointment in the mail today(and I have checked every single day). The only problem is the appointment was set for February 28th, 2024 and now it sounds like our visa could be denied for abandonment? This is complete insanity. The automated system is saying that it might not even be able to be rescheduled since the appointment date has already passed. Any tips?

[madmanmike 199]

21 minutes ago, Nitsua0895 said:

I received the letter with my biometrics appointment in the mail today(and I have checked every single day). The only problem is the appointment was set for February 28th, 2024 and now it sounds like our visa could be denied for abandonment? This is complete insanity. The automated system is saying that it might not even be able to be rescheduled since the appointment date has already passed. Any tips?

Yes. Same thing happened to us. I mean exactly. We got our letter on the afternoon of the 28th and we were scheduled to have our appt that morning. On the letter it has a phone number to call if you missed your appt. We called and the lady told us many people miss their appts. She took our info and told us an agent would contact us by email within ‘72 business hours’. We aren’t sure if that means 3 business days or 9 business days. Heh heh. It’s been 2 business days and nothing yet. 

[Nitsua0895 11]

3 minutes ago, madmanmike said:

Yes. Same thing happened to us. I mean exactly. We got our letter on the afternoon of the 28th and we were scheduled to have our appt that morning. On the letter it has a phone number to call if you missed your appt. We called and the lady told us many people miss their appts. She took our info and told us an agent would contact us by email within ‘72 business hours’. We aren’t sure if that means 3 business days or 9 business days. Heh heh. It’s been 2 business days and nothing yet. 

Well that’s a relief, I’ll be calling on Monday.

I even noticed the stamp on the envelope was February 26th and sent first class from Missouri to Alabama. There’s no way we would have received it on time, especially when our mail usually runs late in the evening.

[madmanmike 199]

1 minute ago, Nitsua0895 said:

Well that’s a relief, I’ll be calling on Monday.

I even noticed the stamp on the envelope was February 26th and sent first class from Missouri to Alabama. There’s no way we would have received it on time, especially when our mail usually runs late in the evening.

Same here. Letter was dated 20 Feb. arrived 8 days later. 
 

I’m just perturbed that we have to go all the way to B’ham for biometrics. I can get fingerprinted for an FBI background check or TSA Precheck in Huntsville. But we gotta drive 2 hours to do that for USCIS. 

[GEOntificator 281]

53 minutes ago, Nitsua0895 said:

I received the letter with my biometrics appointment in the mail today(and I have checked every single day). The only problem is the appointment was set for February 28th, 2024 and now it sounds like our visa could be denied for abandonment? This is complete insanity. The automated system is saying that it might not even be able to be rescheduled since the appointment date has already passed. Any tips?

You can try just showing up at the center where they take biometrics and explain what happened. They may let you in and get it done.

[Nitsua0895 11]

24 minutes ago, madmanmike said:

Same here. Letter was dated 20 Feb. arrived 8 days later. 
 

I’m just perturbed that we have to go all the way to B’ham for biometrics. I can get fingerprinted for an FBI background check or TSA Precheck in Huntsville. But we gotta drive 2 hours to do that for USCIS. 

Our situation is almost identical. We’re in Montgomery and have to drive to Birmingham.

[madmanmike 199]

10 hours ago, GEOntificator said:

You can try just showing up at the center where they take biometrics and explain what happened. They may let you in and get it done.

I have seen posts here from those that did that successfully. But when I did a Google maps search for the location, it specifically said they do not accept walkins. I don’t know if that’s generic for all the sites, but it would suck to drive all the way there just to be turned away. 

[GEOntificator 281]

57 minutes ago, madmanmike said:

I have seen posts here from those that did that successfully. But when I did a Google maps search for the location, it specifically said they do not accept walkins. I don’t know if that’s generic for all the sites, but it would suck to drive all the way there just to be turned away. 

It does but they let us in anyway. Granted our situation was different since we went earlier than the scheduled date.