I called FBI and was told my second bio prints was rejected

[ap.har1 0]

Hello Everyone.

I'm an October filer at CSC. I've retaken my second biometrics on Dec 16 and so far I haven't heard anything from the USCIS. With the rate of approval going on at CSC, I suspect something is wrong with my case and so with the help of a VJ'er, I found out you can call the FBI about the state of the fingerprints results.

So this morning I made a call to the FBI and was told that they have processed 2 biometrics for me at the California INS and 1 at customs, but all of them were rejected, reason being is the quality of the prints. Now, I have extremely small hands, and the technician at the ASC looked like he had a hard time taking my prints.

I don't know what to do now. I've read from other threads that getting a police clearance is an option. Has anyone done this before? And in your case what happened? Also, can someone help explain how to go about getting this police clearance?

Thank you very much.

Edited January 20, 2010 by ap.har1

[v333k 59]

Hello Everyone.

I'm an October filer at CSC. I've retaken my second biometrics on Dec 16 and so far I haven't heard anything from the USCIS. With the rate of approval going on at CSC, I suspect something is wrong with my case and so with the help of a VJ'er, I found out you can call the FBI about the state of the fingerprints results.

So this morning I made a call to the FBI and was told that they have processed 2 biometrics for me at the California INS and 1 at customs, but all of them were rejected, reason being is the quality of the prints. Now, I have extremely small hands, and the technician at the ASC looked like he had a hard time taking my prints.

I don't know what to do now. I've read from other threads that getting a police clearance is an option. Has anyone done this before? And in your case what happened? Also, can someone help explain how to go about getting this police clearance?

Thank you very much.

Suggestion - you should maybe get an infopass appointment and get a written request from USCIS regarding this matter to keep for your records and to find the answer that will get your application approved.

Did you ask the FBI what you can do during your call?

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Found this on USCIS:

Q. Members report that applicants do not learn of the need to obtain good conduct certificates/police certificates because of unsuccessful fingerprint capture until multiple fingerprint appointments have been scheduled and completed and interviews are scheduled solely on the basis that the fingerprint information is unreadable. This situation causes unnecessary delay and a waste of resources for both USCIS and applicants. AILA requests USCIS consider implementing a uniform policy to request good conduct/police reports from the applicants earlier in the process once it is discovered that the fingerprint information is unreadable.

A. A determination that an applicant’s fingerprints are unclassifiable requires two fingerprint appointments. Often, fingerprints rejected after the first appointment return a valid result after the second appointment. This occurs in roughly half of cases involving an initial reject. Per the January 5, 2005 memorandum titled, “Revised Interview Waiver Criteria for Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status,” when an applicant’s fingerprints have been twice rejected as unclassifiable, the adjudicator must request that the applicant provide a five-year certification of good conduct from local law enforcement and take a sworn statement from the applicant. In cases where the applicant’s fingerprints have twice been rejected as unclassifiable, the Service Center will relocate the file to a field office with a memo to file stating that the case is being relocated because the applicant needs to provide police clearances and execute a sworn statement.

The May 1, 2006 Office of Field Operations I-485 Standard Operating Procedures, version 2.1, indicates that applicants with twice rejected fingerprints are ineligible for an interview waiver and therefore must appear in person to provide police clearances and a sworn statement. That SOP further indicates that “If the fingerprint response shows two current Rejects, prepare Record of Sworn Statement (Form I-263), and request police clearances for all residences within the U.S.” When the field office calls the applicant in for an interview, the field office notifies the applicant that he or she must bring the required police clearances to the interview. Given that half of all fingerprints rejected after the first appointment return a valid result after the second, coupled with the fact that for reasons of public safety and national security individuals with twice rejected fingerprints must appear in person to provide police clearances and a sworn statement, we disagree with the recommendation that police clearances should be required earlier in the background check process.

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[ap.har1 0]

No, I didn't ask them.

Suggestion - you should maybe get an infopass appointment and get a written request from USCIS regarding this matter to keep for your records and to find the answer that will get your application approved.

Did you ask the FBI what you can do during your call?

Edited January 20, 2010 by ap.har1