got my ASC appointment notice today but i'm quite devastated

[brendon1101rebz 0]

hi everyone..

me and my husband booked a las vegas trip this coming june 13-15, 2009.

today, i received my ASC appointment notice and my biometrics date appointment is june 13 at 10am.

our flight is 11am..

how long does it take for the biometrics to be taken?

or is it possible to go there earlier than our appointment date?

as much as possible i don't want to have it rescheduled. coz that might take our application longer.

any advice is appreciated.

thanks!

[New Yorker 0]

DONT GO TO VEGAS!!! INSTEAD OF FEELING DEVASTATED, FEEL BLESSED, YOUR ADJUSTMENT IS HAPPENNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOOL!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

hi everyone..

me and my husband booked a las vegas trip this coming june 13-15, 2009.

today, i received my ASC appointment notice and my biometrics date appointment is june 13 at 10am.

our flight is 11am..

how long does it take for the biometrics to be taken?

or is it possible to go there earlier than our appointment date?

as much as possible i don't want to have it rescheduled. coz that might take our application longer.

any advice is appreciated.

thanks!

It is a photo and finger print. 10 minutes tops, but add to that waiting time, who knows? Unless the office is at the airport you will not make an 11 am flight. Make an infopass appointment and see if the date can be moved up. Many local offices do biometrics on a "walk in" basis, which means you need an inforpass appointment.

[SuperDuper! 230]

You can easily change Vegas plans. Most hotels are begging for customers. If you are taking a plane, then you can likely change to a late night flight, no prob, cuz of frequent flights from Socal. Dont add the drama of "being devastated". Girl, you got to celebrate the AOS!!!

Give your man a good ride in Vegas!

[Kar98 0]

Priorities ...

Just change the flight and hotel and be done with it. Here I felt sorry for you when I say "devastated". Drama queen, much?

Edited May 31, 2009 by Kar98

[trillium13 84]

Some offices will take walk-in biometrics appointments. "Devastated" does seem a little extreme in this situation. It would be more devastating to get a denial letter, no?

Edited May 31, 2009 by trillium13

[brendon1101rebz 0]

we have an infopass appointment on june 1 since they misspelled my name in immigration database.. we'll try to ask if we can have the biometrics earlier than the appointment date.

i know it's easy to have the trip rebooked, but my husband is only available on that weekend. it's not easy to file for a leave and june 13-15 is the only date my husband's employer gave.

we'll try to inquire on June 1, thru our infopass appointment, or will do walk-in. we'll take the risk.

sorry for the extreme word, "QUITE devastated".. and i'm not trying to be drama queen....

and fool is not a good word.

anyway, thank you for all the replies. i really appreciate it.

now I'm relieved....

[map1map 3]

Definitely, go to the application center you were supposed to go and try to have them take you early, as a "walk-in". They might do it. Or, if your appointment is at 10, try at least going in first, at 8AM when they open the office.

It is not a 10 mins only if there are people ahead of you - you'll stand in line and wait to be called on a first-in-first-out basis, even if your appointment is at 10AM. You're going to fill in a form that contains personal data (age, color of hair, weight, etc.). If they don't take you as a walk-in, at least ask for this form so you'll have it ready.

In Chicago they refused to take me as a walk in, although there was nobody in line, no applicant at all at the center. I took this form, had it filled, and been taken first among those that entered the center, although I was like the 10th in line.

[vip1 8]

If it's of any help, i had my appointment at 8:00 am, but got there at 7, and was out of there by 7:30, my advice if you can't change anything, go early and hope for the best.

[Otto 83]

As stated above - most ASCs take walk-in appointments (as long as the person has their original appointment letter which you do). That means you could go pretty much any day (they are open) between now and your appointment date and get it done. You should be just fine.

[Lonelysoul80 2]

Hi brendon1101rebz,

You can even do you biometrics as early as tomorrow and they will take you in, the lady told me that they are more than happy to take people in before their dates, i went 2 days early i have known people who have gone 2 weeks early and they did just fine.

So do you biometrics this week and enjoy your vegas trip

hi everyone..

me and my husband booked a las vegas trip this coming june 13-15, 2009.

today, i received my ASC appointment notice and my biometrics date appointment is june 13 at 10am.

our flight is 11am..

how long does it take for the biometrics to be taken?

or is it possible to go there earlier than our appointment date?

as much as possible i don't want to have it rescheduled. coz that might take our application longer.

any advice is appreciated.

thanks!

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

Yes, you should go a day or two before, and bring your appointment letter and your trip itinerray to show the schedule conflict.

They should be able to take you early.

[^KK^ 3]

Attempt to take it earlier. If not I'm sure they will let you reschedule and it's not that difficult to reschedule.

[payxibka 10,045]

Many local offices do biometrics on a "walk in" basis, which means you need an inforpass appointment.

Infopass appointments are in the USCIS field Office... Biometrics are at the Application Support Center.... Many are not even located anywheres near each other... so an infopass to do a biometrics "walk-in" probably won't be effective...

[^KK^ 3]

Go to VEGAS!!!!