fingerprints/biometrics request

[jlgell 0]

Hi,

My fiancee had her interview 2 weeks ago in Bogota and she didn't get the visa, they just made her pay another $85 and said they had to check her fingerprints.

Does anyone know anything about this?

Any and all helpful information would be great!

Thank you,

Jason

[Nessa 23]

Hi,

My fiancee had her interview 2 weeks ago in Bogota and she didn't get the visa, they just made her pay another $85 and said they had to check her fingerprints.

Does anyone know anything about this?

Any and all helpful information would be great!

Thank you,

Jason

hmmm weird

[Jasman0717 9]

Maybe it has been turned over to the FBI for a background check. Good luck

[jlgell 0]

Maybe it has been turned over to the FBI for a background check. Good luck

thank you.

Maybe it has been turned over to the FBI for a background check. Good luck

thank you.

[aussiewench 9]

excerpts from Security Check link in my signature which explains what can happen at consular level as security checks are done at all levels including consulate.

[Consulate has option, if warranted, to run full gamut of checks, such as CCD (past visa applications & results), TIPOFF (DOS Bureau of Intelligence), NAILS (Nat'l Automated Immigration Lookout System), TECS II (Treasury Dept. database), TSC & TTIC (DOS Terrorist screening)].

"False Hits" Problem: Consular posts however have recently been inundated with "false hits" from 7 million new names added to the NCIC database, including persons with convictions for minor offenses such as simple DUIs and shoplifting. Many visa applicants with common names with those in the database get a "false hit": the refers to when a visa applicant's name matches a name in the datebase but is NOT actually that same person in the database, just a person with a common or very similar name. This places the case into what is called "Administrative Review". Under current rules, the Consulate is required in this circumstance to receive full clearance from FBI (via the NVC) before Consulate can issue the visa. It may require a full fingerprint check and customized investigation. Full clearance from FBI (via the NVC) in most cases can take 4 to 6 weeks, but in some cases much longer and even months.

"False hits" have become a major problem for some visa applicants. There are reportedly an alarming number of false hits caused by similar or identical or very similar names, or errors, inconsistencies or discrepencies in listed names in official documents. This is true especially in countries, such as the Latin countries, where there are only a few surnames and name-similarity is common, or record-keeping accuracy in official documents is dubious. Reportedly, approximately half of all names in the NCIC database are Latino, and this has resulted in a high number of false hits for individuals with common or very similar last names at Consulates in the Latin countries. Applicants presently are not allowed the opportunity to prove that they are not the same person as that on the database, nor is there a way to initiate security checking in advance of the visa application.

Edited May 4, 2006 by aussiewench