Biometric Reschedule - Be careful

[mcspooky 0]

Oh Dear. My appointment for biometric AOS and EAD was for 9th May. I was in Key West so rescheduled. I made an infopass appointment to get an update as no letter to reschedule has been received. I have been told that I will go to the back of the line as if starting from the beginning again. They will write to me with a new appointment time within the next 2 months. I am devastated. How crazy was I. I did not want to loose out on a $1k holiday already paid for. and now I have lost out on possibility of several months and alot more that the holiday in wages during the void period.

Question: Has anybody had any experience with this? I asked about the 90 day period and was told it no longer counted? Day 90 for me is on 31st of May.

Anybody thinking of rescheduling please beware. I am going to try and get an infopass on day 91 anyway to see if I can be processed but not holding out much hope right now.

Any advice would be appreciated - other than the obvious don't reschedule!

TIMELINE

12/7/05 Finally arrived in US on I-94

1/26/06 Got Hitched - been along time in coming (feel great)

2/10/06 Applied for AOS/EAD/AP Chicago

2/13/06 Documents received in Chicago

2/16/06 NOA for entire file - made mistake of posting $70 for hubby biometric finger prints in error. Resubmitted straight away (feel dumb).

03/01/06 Went to civil surgeon for medical cost $170

03/03/06 Hoorah do not have TB

03/03/06 No case status online yet

03/06/06 8am health center to get vaccinations.

03/29/06 Receive sealed medical docs – but decided to wait for REF so that paperwork doesn’t

get lost in the system

04/06/06 Touched AP/Petition/EAD

04/27/06 Receive biometric appointment for AOS and EAD for 05/09/06 will have to reschedule as

we are in Key West for 4 days (Oh Dear)

04/28/06 sent request for new appointment by registered mail to Tampa USCIS

04/29/06 Tampa USCIS signed for new appointment request

05/15/06 Attended infopass appointment to progress Biometric for AOS and EAD. Was advised to go to local USCIS and try and get walkin Biometric appointment.

05/16/06 Went to USCIS and spoke with Supervisor. She was not sympathetic about missing my original appointment. She said that I would be rescheduled in about 2 months time and no walkins are allowed right now. I asked about 90 processing for EAD and she said as I had not attended my interview that no longer applied.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Sorry to hear you have missed out on so much.... When I was at my local office for my last infopass appointment I got talking to a man from England (as one does when you are waiting) and he did exactly the same as you have done regarding biometrics... he was there to ask for EAD as it was day 93 from NOA.... sad to say the outcome of his visit was that as it was his fault that he did not attend on the date given there was nothing they could do about a temp EAD and he would have to wait for his rescheduled appointment....

I hope you have better luck with your office...

Kezzie