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The notice I received in the USCIS online status was incorrect, as there had not actually been an appointment scheduled. I think it is a glitch in their system, because it doesn't know how to handle a 319b application. I talked to a tier 2 USCIS agent on the phone and he basically ignored the statuses I told him and wouldn't address why they were wrong. He said the only 'legal' status update was the actual letter notices that were issued. After contacting literally dozens of US Consulates and the few remaining USCIS offices, these are the only ones I found that would seemingly take fingerprints: US Consulate in Lisbon, Portugal cooplisbon@state.gov https://pt.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/additional-resources-of-u-s-citizens/criminal-records-checks/ US Consulate in Liberia https://lr.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/fingerprint-services/ USCIS office in Nairobi However, I suddenly received an email a few weeks ago from Fairfax, VA USCIS office that said my naturalization interview was ready to be scheduled and that my biometrics could be done one week before the interview in Alexandria, VA. So this solved the problem for me. You may consider contacting them: WASOVERSEAS.319b@uscis.dhs.gov

I have emailed them and this was their response: Not very helpful. I have called the USICS main number and will be getting a call back "within 30 days" to try and talk to a person about this.

I see... Interesting point. However this still has no negative effect on the fact that she IS living abroad with me, which is acceptable under 319b qualifications, as I understand. And this is recognized in the letter she received from the USCIS, which is trying to accommodate by indicating that the biometrics can be take outside of the US at the consulate. There has to be a solution here in Hong Kong...

Hi, my wife has just applied for citizenship using N-400 online. She qualifies under 319b Expedited Naturalization, as I am a US citizen regularly stationed abroad under qualifying employment... our family lives together in Hong Kong. We just received an RFE notice instructing her to schedule an appointment to have her biometrics taken. The notice says: So this explicitly instructs her to schedule an appointment at the nearest US Consulate as there is no USCIS center in Hong Kong. I emailed the US Consulate in Hong Kong about making an appointment and they said they DO NOT do biometrics except for military service members. And told me to contact USCIS in the US. (the bottom of this webpage states as such: https://hk.usconsulate.gov/u-s-citizen-services/local-resources-of-u-s-citizens/fingerprinting/) But in order to be eligible for expedited naturalization you must be living abroad. So it does not make sense for her to have to go to the USA to get fingerprints. It is contradictory to the qualifications for applying under section 319b. If she would have to travel to the US for this, it would undermine the entire purpose of 319b eligibility. Does anyone know what to do? Or how to get an appointment made at the US Consulate in Hong Kong? PS. On my wife's online case status, on Aug 1 it says on a biometrics appointment was scheduled and she is supposed to wait for the notice. On the same day she also received the "notice" referred to above telling her she has to make her own appointment. This is all very confusing. Thanks in advance!