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Just wondering, I tried to look for the answer, but I couldn't find it. I see that some people had their biometrics appointment done in Atlanta, Ga. I live in Swainsboro, Ga, but I had to travel do Charleston, South Carolina, to have mine done. Does anybody know why is that? Where do you think my interview will be?

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05/30- Biometrics in SC

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06/03- RFE sent to me

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I-751

06/23 - Packet sent to VSC

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07/24 - Bio. appoint. letter recv'd

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I also live in Georgia and we had to go to Jacksonville Florida for biometrics. I am presuming that our interview will take place in Atlanta. Guess we shall just have to wait and see.

08/15/08 I-751 submitted to VSC

10/01/08 Biometrics completed

03/02/09 Case transferred to CSC

04/04/2009 Received approval letter

03/31/2009 Date of Decision

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That is strange. You didn't mention if the place in SC is actually closer, even though it is in another state.

February 1, 2006 - Married in Brooklyn, NY

February 7, 2006 - I-485, I-130, I-131, I-765 Filed

February 18, 2006 - NOA for I-485, I-130, I-131, I-765

March 16, 2006 - Biometrics for I-765, I-485

March 16, 2006 - I-131, I-130 touched

March 18, 2006 - I-765, I-485 touched

March 18, 2006 - RFE for I-485

March 20, 2006 - I-485 touched

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April 24, 2006 - EAD approved

April 29, 2006 - EAD received in the mail

May 15, 2006 - Interview letter received

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So far so good

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rebeccajo   14

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Hmm...never noticed this before but then again I never looked.

If you go to USCIS.gov and click for your District Office (where you will be interviewed) the sub-offices are not necessarily listed. For Georgia there are NO sub-office listings.

PS - sub offices do services like infopass, fingerprinting etc. No interviews are done at sub-offices.

For example, our district office is Pittsburgh PA but Charleston WV acts as one of the sub-offices for Pittsburgh. But if you click on Pittsburgh PA, the Charleston sub-office is not specifically listed.

There are also Application Support Centers, but I don't think they are clearly listed either.

At any rate, just go where you are told and everything should sort itself eventually! LOL

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My district office was Oklahoma City, but my biometrics for AOS were done at an ASC in Wichita, Kansas. They told me Wichita were doing fingerprinting for Oklahoma City at that time as a favour to help reduce the backlog. In the long run, it did help me in getting my AOS interview quicker, but at the time it was a major pain in the butt to drive all the way there.

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Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


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As the crow flies, Charleston is actually closer to Swainsboro than ATL (esp since the center is on the nw side of atl).

Hmmm. Wish they would've made us go to Charleston for the biometrics, would've been a heck of a lot more fun in the summertime than dealing with atl $#%(. Charleston's a nice place to visit if you don't live there. :-)

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Hmm...never noticed this before but then again I never looked.

If you go to USCIS.gov and click for your District Office (where you will be interviewed) the sub-offices are not necessarily listed. For Georgia there are NO sub-office listings.

PS - sub offices do services like infopass, fingerprinting etc. No interviews are done at sub-offices.

For example, our district office is Pittsburgh PA but Charleston WV acts as one of the sub-offices for Pittsburgh. But if you click on Pittsburgh PA, the Charleston sub-office is not specifically listed.

There are also Application Support Centers, but I don't think they are clearly listed either.

At any rate, just go where you are told and everything should sort itself eventually! LOL

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06-22-06 - Received Appointment Notice for Biometrics

06-26-06 - "Request for Additional Evidence" Online, waiting for letter

06-29-06 - Biometrics Done!

06-30-06 - Received RFE Letter by mail. (Missing Birth Certificate)

07-10-06 - Sent RFE by Express Mail USPS

07-11-06 - RFE Delivered @ 10:54AM Sign by D. Atwell

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09-01-06 - NOA by Mail Regarding Transfer to CSC

09-05-06 - Touched #4

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09-13-06 - Touched #6

09-15-06 - AOS Approved by Online Status & E-mail

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Hmm...never noticed this before but then again I never looked.

If you go to USCIS.gov and click for your District Office (where you will be interviewed) the sub-offices are not necessarily listed. For Georgia there are NO sub-office listings.

PS - sub offices do services like infopass, fingerprinting etc. No interviews are done at sub-offices.

For example, our district office is Pittsburgh PA but Charleston WV acts as one of the sub-offices for Pittsburgh. But if you click on Pittsburgh PA, the Charleston sub-office is not specifically listed.

There are also Application Support Centers, but I don't think they are clearly listed either.

At any rate, just go where you are told and everything should sort itself eventually! LOL

More strange happenings! :blink:

Peter Miami

ASC's are different that District Offices. You can actually get your fingerprinting done at any ASC in the US and it will have no bearing on where the interview will be held. For ASC's they schedule you to the closest ASC to your place of residence. If Charleston, SC or Jacksonville, FL is closer to you than Atlanta is, you'll go there. However, if you live anywhere in Georgia, your AOS interview will be in Atlanta.

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Oh dear, I'm confused now. Can someone possibly help me figure out what office I would be going to? I know Atlanta will be our interview place but what about fingerprints? I'm in Huntsville, AL.

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02/02/2015 - Filed Dallas lockbox. Atlanta office.

02/13/2015 - NOA received

03/10/2015 - Biometrics

03/12/2015 - In-Line for Interview

04/09/2015 - E-notification for Interview Letter

05/18/2015 - Interview - passed!

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Oh dear, I'm confused now. Can someone possibly help me figure out what office I would be going to? I know Atlanta will be our interview place but what about fingerprints? I'm in Huntsville, AL.

For fingerprinting, you will be sent to the ASC that is nearest to your place of residence...which would probably be the Birmingham, AL ASC.

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rebeccajo,

Not true - Sub Offices do the same things that District Offices do. (There are also such things as satellite offices that provide more limited services than DOs and SOs.)

As zyggy explained, it's Application Support Centers that do fingerprinting and biometrics, not DOs or SOs, although sometimes ASCs are co-located with a DO or SO.

And your District Office is Philadelphia, not Pittsburg. Pittsburg is a Sub Office of Philadelphia. Charleston WV is also a Sub Office of Philadelphia.

Yodrak

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PS - sub offices do services like infopass, fingerprinting etc. No interviews are done at sub-offices.

For example, our district office is Pittsburgh PA but Charleston WV acts as one of the sub-offices for Pittsburgh. But if you click on Pittsburgh PA, the Charleston sub-office is not specifically listed.

...

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Oh dear, I'm confused now. Can someone possibly help me figure out what office I would be going to? I know Atlanta will be our interview place but what about fingerprints? I'm in Huntsville, AL.

For fingerprinting, you will be sent to the ASC that is nearest to your place of residence...which would probably be the Birmingham, AL ASC.

I sure hope so. I'd be really unhappy to have to drive to Atlanta (or someone more than a couple hours away) twice! Especially if it requires overnight stays.

Naturalization

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02/02/2015 - Filed Dallas lockbox. Atlanta office.

02/13/2015 - NOA received

03/10/2015 - Biometrics

03/12/2015 - In-Line for Interview

04/09/2015 - E-notification for Interview Letter

05/18/2015 - Interview - passed!

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Thank you guys so much for your patience and answers! :thumbs:

Now is kinda clear to me! Actually, going to South Carolina was really nice, we had fun and at the place we were in and out in less than 1 hour.

By the way, my EAD was approved on July 3rd! Can't wait to get it so I can get my DL!

Thank you once again! (L)

OUR JOURNEY

2005

5/6 - I-129F Package sent to Texas Service Center

6/7 - 1st NOA received

6/27 - 2nd NOA received

8/8 - Our process was completed and forwarded to the US Embassy in Rio de Janeiro

9/14 - Received packet 3 (instruction packet)

9/23 - Sent the Packet 3 back to the US Embassy

10/3 - Got my interview date!!!

11/7 - Interview date. I wasn't approved, needed a co-sponsor

11/24 - Sent co-sponsor's I-134 to the US Consulate

11/25 - Visa Approved

2006

12/13- Arrived in the US. POE: Atlanta

2/11- Our wedding!

AOS

04/24- I-485/EAD sent to Chicago

05/05- both NOA1

05/30- Biometrics in SC

06/01- AOS/EAD "touched"

06/03- RFE sent to me

06/09- Received RFE letter - Mailed back overnight

07/03- EAD "touched"

07/07- EAD approved/mailed

07/10- EAD card received

09/13- Interview

09/29- Rec'd Green Card

2008

I-751

06/23 - Packet sent to VSC

06/30 - NOA

07/24 - Bio. appoint. letter recv'd

07/28 - Request for reescheduling sent

08/22 - New Bio appoint. letter recv'd

08/25 - Bio done in SC

08/26 - Touched

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By the way, my EAD was approved on July 3rd! Can't wait to get it so I can get my DL!

Thank you once again! (L)

Wow!! Congratulation your EAD (F) I hope your interview letter come soon and takes the closest location :D

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10/14/2005:Married

05/01/2006:I-130,I-485, and I-765 mailed to Chicago

05/03/2006:these are received in Chicago

05/12/2006:Received NOA1 (dated 05/09/2006)

05/13/2006:Able to track cases online

05/17/2006:Touch(I-130,485,765)

05/19/2006:Touch(I-130,485,765)

05/20/2006:Received Biometric letter(I-485,765)

05/30/2006:Biometric appointment 2pm

06/01/2006:Touch(I-485,765)

06/03/2006:Touch(I-130,765)

06/07/2006:RFE(I-485) sent on 06/05/2006

06/09/2006:Recieved RFE(Birth Certificate) and sent it back

06/20/2006:Recieved my Response on 06/15/2006 and updated status

07/04/2006:Touch(I-765)

07/05/2006:Touch(I-765)

07/06/2006:Approved(I-765)my birthday!

07/08/2006:Touch(I-765)

07/10/2006:Touch(I-765)

07/11/2006:EAD card arrived

07/14/2006:Recieved interview letter 08/29/2006

08/29/2006:Approved(I-485)

09/12/2006:Recieved Green Card

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