Separate Biometrics for I-485 and I-765?

[supermoth 0]

My husband's biometrics appointment for his I-485 is coming up this Thursday. We filed the I-765 at the same time, but there was a problem with it so they sent it back to us and we had to redo it. Yesterday, we got the NOA1 that they'd accepted the new I-765 and that he should be receiving a notice with a (another!) biometrics appointment.

Is it normal for them to do two separate biometrics appointments? Can't the one he does this Thursday for the I-485 be used for the EAD as well?

[thepizzadude 26]

I doubt it and I only say this because I wasn't sure if they needed biometrics for the AP because we got all our NOA1's then received the biometrics appointment letter a week later. We decided to go to USCIS early to do a walkin biometrics and the bio letter only had the scannable barcodes for the I-765 and the I-485 so I asked the lady at the counter if this would be good for the I-131 too if they decided that we needed it, She said no they would send another letter if needed. So I can only conclude if the scannable barcode is not on the bio letter you received you will have to wait for another letter.

[supermoth 0]

Thanks, that makes sense.

So maybe on the crazy chance he receives that letter with the barcode today or tomorrow, they can scan it and count it all together. Hey, doesn't hurt to dream!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

My husband's biometrics appointment for his I-485 is coming up this Thursday. We filed the I-765 at the same time, but there was a problem with it so they sent it back to us and we had to redo it. Yesterday, we got the NOA1 that they'd accepted the new I-765 and that he should be receiving a notice with a (another!) biometrics appointment.

Is it normal for them to do two separate biometrics appointments? Can't the one he does this Thursday for the I-485 be used for the EAD as well?

Yes, it is normal. We got four biometric appointments for two people on four different days!!!

Just bring all your receipts with you and tell them you want to do it all at once. We got all ours done in one visit.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Thanks, that makes sense.

So maybe on the crazy chance he receives that letter with the barcode today or tomorrow, they can scan it and count it all together. Hey, doesn't hurt to dream!

You only need the receipt. You do not need a letter or bar code. If you do not have the letter there is a form you fill out to keep it all straight. We brought our second son (K-2 to follow) into the local office the day after he got his receipt, even before ANY biometrics letters, and they had no problem to do this and now he has received his "welcome letter" so I suppose it all worked out.

[supermoth 0]

Thanks for all the responses! Turns out the second biometrics appointment came in the mail today, so he can bring both in tomorrow. Cool!

[samy1979 0]

Thanks for all the responses! Turns out the second biometrics appointment came in the mail today, so he can bring both in tomorrow. Cool!

Hi , when did you file for AOS ?where is your biomitrics ?i just wondered because i'm in san francisco too , and thursday 11 :00 am

[supermoth 0]

[Hi , when did you file for AOS ?where is your biomitrics ?i just wondered because i'm in san francisco too , and thursday 11 :00 am

We filed August 12th, they received it August 14th and sent us the I-797C August 19th. The check also got processed on August 19th. Husband received his biometrics appointment about a week later. We are in the east bay, so he went to the Oakland office to do biometrics.

His appointment was at 9:00am. He just called me, at 9:08, to say that he was already done, and that the people at the office were really nice. And since he had the appointment letter for the second biometrics, scheduled for October 16th, he was able to do them both together. So we thought the work permit would be delayed, but this speeds it up. A positive USCIS experience... wow!!

Edited September 24, 2009 by supermoth

[supermoth 0]

Thanks, that makes sense.

So maybe on the crazy chance he receives that letter with the barcode today or tomorrow, they can scan it and count it all together. Hey, doesn't hurt to dream!

You only need the receipt. You do not need a letter or bar code. If you do not have the letter there is a form you fill out to keep it all straight. We brought our second son (K-2 to follow) into the local office the day after he got his receipt, even before ANY biometrics letters, and they had no problem to do this and now he has received his "welcome letter" so I suppose it all worked out.

Oh, I just want to add that my husband also brought the i-797C for the Advance Parole, but they were not able to do biometrics for that. They only did biometrics for the ones where he had the appointment/barcode letter. I don't know if they even do biometrics for advance parole, though. And I'm sure procedures vary from place to place.