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I guess that makes sense. DH called USCIS after work yesterday to clarify and they said looking at his file he has no biometrics appointment scheduled and that his fingerprints were reviewed and approved as of April 14, like the old online case status website shows when typing in his receipt number. They said his I-751 is in proccess still and he just has to wait for the next notice in his case.

He's calling back today to see if the answer is different from a different person and to double-check our address change confirmation number. We're going to submit a request to reschedule the appointment but overall, it still doesn't make sense that he received this notice given his process status, according to the March letter, the online system, and the call center. 

Thanks for the reply. I'm going to look into changing the date of the biometrics appointment because at this point it is less than a week away and will cost at least $1000 for plane tickets plus having to get the time off work such short notice. I don't understand how they don't fully process an address change that was provided a confirmation number. I also don't understand why the online status reflects the first notice and not the most recent appointment notice. 😤

Hi all, my DH just received a notice for biometrics appointment (dated May 31) that is scheduled for next week, June 19. A few issues have arisen with this letter. First, DH already received an NOA (dated March 29) that a biometrics appointment is not needed and they will use his old biometrics already on-file. Reviewing his case status online, it still shows that "as of April 14, 2019" his fingerprints have been reviewed and approved. He also just spoke with USCIS on the phone this past Friday to confirm his status from an Everify review with his new job and USCIS said his case was all in order and in processing still. He's going to call them today on his lunch to ask for clarification, as well. 

Does anyone have experience with receiving a biometrics appointment notice after USCIS already sent a letter saying an appointment is not needed and the online status says biometrics has already been processed? 

A second issue we have is that the appointment is scheduled for the local USCIS office near our old address in Massachusetts. We've lived in California for the past year and his I-751 was filed in California. We realized we forgot the AR11 during moving and submitted it in December 2018. The lawyer we consulted for his I-751 had said USCIS doesn't need an AR11 because we submitted the original I-751 with our new address. In any case, we have a confirmation number for the AR-11 that was submitted in December 2018 but both the March 29 "no biometrics needed" letter and the May 31 "biometrics appointment" letter were originally sent to our old PO Box in Massachusetts. We have mail forwarding which is good for another month and is the only reason we've been getting the letters.  How do we get USCIS to send mail to our current address if we already submitted the AR11 change of address? We have the confirmation number that it was received when we submitted it online. 

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If this matters: We ended up filing his I-751 late. It was originally required in August 2018 but the account I wrote the check from (personal check was stupid, I know) ended up being closed out after the NOA1 was received but before USCIS cashed it. The original I-751 was rejected because of bad payment. We called USCIS and the person said to wait for further notice which was the wrong information and after calling back two months later and consulting with a lawyer, we ended up submitting a new I-751 with an apology letter the day before USCIS sent a termination of status letter from lack of filing a proper I-751. However, USCIS ended up accepting the new I-751 and sent DH an NOA re-instating his status with an extension of his provisional green card while the new I-751 is being processed. So, he's been in-process since late November 2018 and we submitted the change of address in December 2018. The receipt number on all NOAs since November 2018 has been the same and is connected to the new I-751 petition. 

Not wanting to lie, just don't know if him having a girlfriend is a major redflag for them. All of the things I mentioned are true. I guess we'll just have to think about how to go forward with it. Thanks.

Posting on behalf of my boyfriend. We want to have him visit me (US Citizen) in the US in December 2014. He's a current full-time university engineering student and a full-time high school teacher in Guatemala. I'm thinking it's best that he does not say he has an American girlfriend but I don't know how he would establish why he wants to visit and if his enrollment in university and job are enough "ties" to Guatemala. Suggestions on why he wants to visit the US? Since he's an engineering student is it good enough to say he's always wanted to visit the US and see the space museums? He has no family in the US, all of his family is in Guatemala and aside from me, he has no tie to the US.

He is paying for his own visa application but I was going to use the miles I have earned on my credit card to buy his plane ticket. I want to know if anyone has an indication of how it will look to the consular officer that a 25 year old American female bought (or is going to buy) his plane ticket and even though he has ties to Guatemala and every intention of returning to Guatemala, he is a 26 year old male from a country with high-rates of undocumented and low-income labor to the US?