Urgent....Please help. Finger Print Notices AGAIN

[snlive999]

Hello Gurus,

Soon after we filed our I-485 in July 07 we went to India as my mother was not feeling well. When my wife and I were in India we got Finger print appointment notices, which we postponed around 8 times. In May 08 we came to US specially to give our finger prints and we did. Few weeks after we gave our Finger prints, My wife went to India to take care of my mom.

Yesterday, we AGAIN got Finger print appointment notices. It does not say if USCIS was unable to read our finger prints or anything, It is a regular FP notices.

Since I am here in the US, I do not mind giving FP's again, but my wife is in India and she cannot give FP now. Another thing is we applied for H1 extension, She cannot come until I get my H1 and she get's it stamped. We do not have AP to travel.

The day we gave our FP's, USCIS has put stamps on our FP appointment notices with the details. I have these notices with me. Are these of any help ???

Biometrics Processing Stamp
ASC Site Code:______
Biometrics QA Review By:_____ On ________
Ten Prints QA Review by:_____ on ________

I really do not know what to do. I request you all Gurus, please help me to handle this issue.

Thank you.

[txh1b]

There isn't much anyone can do about it. You and your wife have to give the FPs when USCIS requests it. Did you call USCIS and ask why there was another FP notice when you had given your FPs recently?

You are postponing the FPs so many times and it is risky for your AOS and could result in AOS being denied or considered abandoned.

I would suggest you go for the FP and ask about your wife's. Postpone it if necessary at that time. Premium Process the H1b and get the approval sooner.

[snlive999]

Thanks Txh1b.

[snlive999]

USCIS reponse

Hello,

I called USCIS Boston Field office today ( 800 # on the FP Notices ) and the Customer Service Rep told me that If we have already given finger prints then we can ignore the second FP notices. But she did not ask for any of our A# or Receipt #. I asked her to pull out my record based on 485 receipt # and verify if the finger prints we gave earlier are correct and we do not have to worry about the second finger prints notices. She said she cannot do that.

SO, I got Infopass appointment for tomorrow. If at all, the officer says tomorrow that I do not have to worry about the second FP notices then what should I do ???

1) Do they send any kind of letter in mail saying I should ignore the second set of FP notices. ( OR )

2) Should I ask for any thing in writing saying that we are good with the finger prints we already gave and do not have to worry about the new notices (OR)

3) Do they put any stamps and write on our new FP original notices saying Finger Prints not required for the second time.


Thank you for letting me know.

[snlive999]

IO Response....

When I met IO at the Boston District USCIS, She typed in my 485 receipt # or A # on her system and looked at my file and said they already have my finger prints and she said why did you get FP notices again. She again looked at my file for few seconds and then she has written code 2 on our second(new) set of FP notices and asked us to give code 2 prints on scheduled date. ( Actually uscis requested code 3 on our new FP notices )

She also said If Boston USCIS Application Support Center(ASC) takes our code 2 FP's then it is fine, otherwise if they say they already have our code 3 prints and refuse to take them again, the IO asked me to take a infopass and contact them again, so that boston distric office can make a phone call to ASC and sort out the issue.


I did not apply for online EAD why do they need our code 2 finger prints. ??