Fingerprint Related Problem During Interview - HELP!

[angelnoah 0]

Hi all,

My interview in Baltimore went well, and passed my Citizenship test. However the interviewing officer told me to my surprise that my second fingerprinting was still unreadable by FBI. So, my case will still be pending not until I submit to them a police clearance.

I went to MD state police and they did fingerprinted me again. I got two sets, one with a purple color form and the other is green color.

The USCIS said I have to send the document to them but in the Form N-14 instructions that they gave me it says I have to send it to CJIS-Central Repository. I am a bit confused. And do I need to submit the original copies to both CIS and Repository?

Anyone had the same experience and had done this before?

Thanks.

[bradam2001 0]

Just curious..... When you had your fingerprints done the first time, and when they were unreadable did they send you a notice so that you had them done second time?

My wife's interview is in Baltimore, too. if your fingerprints were okay, would you have had your oath ceremony today or not?

What questions did IO ask ?

I hope someone with the information helps you.

Thanks,bradam

Hi all,

My interview in Baltimore went well, and passed my Citizenship test. However the interviewing officer told me to my surprise that my second fingerprinting was still unreadable by FBI. So, my case will still be pending not until I submit to them a police clearance.

I went to MD state police and they did fingerprinted me again. I got two sets, one with a purple color form and the other is green color.

The USCIS said I have to send the document to them but in the Form N-14 instructions that they gave me it says I have to send it to CJIS-Central Repository. I am a bit confused. And do I need to submit the original copies to both CIS and Repository?

Anyone had the same experience and had done this before?

Thanks.

[angelnoah 0]

Yes, they sent me a notice to do the second fingerprint.

I don't get the reason why they didn't inform me before my interview that my second fingerprint was still unreadable, so that I should have worked on that police clearance requirement that they want.

I don't have any idea if I was suppose to have my oath the same day if my fingerprint was okay. I didn't bother asking the IO since I was focused on the police clearance thing she was asking me to comply with.

The test was easy. It was all in the booklet they gave.

Anyway, here is my interview experience:

Today I had my interview scheduled at 8:20AM in Baltimore. We arrived there just on time and after passing through a long line, we immediately proceeded to Room 103. I then proceeded to the reception window and gave my appointment letter. After 5 minutes, I was called in.

The interviewing officer told me she will be swearing me in before I'll take my seat. She told me to raise my right hand and swore me.

She then asked me to show my passport, green card and driver's license. She then asked if my passport is the most active and current, and I said yes.

She started checking my application form and began asking and re-confirming everything I filled up on there, afterwhich she gave me the reading, writing and civic tests.

The first was Reading test. She gave me a sheet of paper and told me to read it loud item no. 1 which says; - "WHAT DAY IS COLUMBUS DAY".

The next was Writing test. She let me wrote, "COLUMBUS DAY IS IN OCTOBER."

Then for the Civics, she asked me the following 6 questions which I got them all right.

1. What does the president's Cabinet do?
   
2. We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
   
3. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
   
4. Name one branch or part of the government.
   
5. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
   
6. If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president?
   

She then told me I passed the test and gave me form N-652, Naturalization Interview Results.

Then she told me that my second fingerprinting was still unreadable by FBI and so I need to submit to them a police clearance before they can decide on my case. I told her, this was always the case that I had to go back 4 times to the USCIS just to do my fingerprints again and again.... She said my case is not uncommon, and many had been like mine.

It was encouraging to hear from her when she told me she doesn't see any problem with my papers and they are all OK.

She then gave me Form N-14 together with the instructions on how I can obtain the police clearance. That was all about it. I was in the room for 15 minutes.

Just curious..... When you had your fingerprints done the first time, and when they were unreadable did they send you a notice so that you had them done second time?

My wife's interview is in Baltimore, too. if your fingerprints were okay, would you have had your oath ceremony today or not?

What questions did IO ask ?

I hope someone with the information helps you.

Thanks,bradam

[NickD 203]

Not sure if your prints were the old ink or the new electronic, but the guy taking them checks them first for readability. Was standing way back but could see my wife and listen. Her guy said, I have to try that finger again. Ah, that's better.

What was your experience when you had your prints taken, that is where your problems started, and as usual, it's your problem, not theirs.

[NickD 203]

Oh, unlike your green card that show a print, no prints on your USC certificate, so why to they even bother? Already had a couple of FBI background checks and if you did commit a crime you weren't caught for, wouldn't know the difference anyway.

I like to ask questions like that, like why did you pick this location without a place to park within miles, why are you taking the third set of prints? Guy taking the prints said good question, but I don't know why, I just work here. Ha, good answer.

Why did I have to provide my proof of USC, my divorce papers, and a valid marriage certificate, they went over all that with fine tooth comb taking long enough for my wife's conditional green card. And we certainly had to send tons of proof we were sharing our financial life together for the I-751? Would think the USCIS, would think. But I guess they all just work there.

[bradam2001 0]

Thanks so much. The reason I asked you is that my wife is suffering from eczema in her hands. while being fingerprinted, some of her fingers were fprinted a couple of times, it was on 01/6 and she is scheduled her interview on 2/24. that is why i asked you, but we did hear nothing from them.

Thanks for the info

All the best

Yes, they sent me a notice to do the second fingerprint.

I don't get the reason why they didn't inform me before my interview that my second fingerprint was still unreadable, so that I should have worked on that police clearance requirement that they want.

I don't have any idea if I was suppose to have my oath the same day if my fingerprint was okay. I didn't bother asking the IO since I was focused on the police clearance thing she was asking me to comply with.

The test was easy. It was all in the booklet they gave.

Anyway, here is my interview experience:

Today I had my interview scheduled at 8:20AM in Baltimore. We arrived there just on time and after passing through a long line, we immediately proceeded to Room 103. I then proceeded to the reception window and gave my appointment letter. After 5 minutes, I was called in.

The interviewing officer told me she will be swearing me in before I'll take my seat. She told me to raise my right hand and swore me.

She then asked me to show my passport, green card and driver's license. She then asked if my passport is the most active and current, and I said yes.

She started checking my application form and began asking and re-confirming everything I filled up on there, afterwhich she gave me the reading, writing and civic tests.

The first was Reading test. She gave me a sheet of paper and told me to read it loud item no. 1 which says; - "WHAT DAY IS COLUMBUS DAY".

The next was Writing test. She let me wrote, "COLUMBUS DAY IS IN OCTOBER."

Then for the Civics, she asked me the following 6 questions which I got them all right.

1. What does the president's Cabinet do?
   
2. We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
   
3. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
   
4. Name one branch or part of the government.
   
5. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
   
6. If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president?
   

She then told me I passed the test and gave me form N-652, Naturalization Interview Results.

Then she told me that my second fingerprinting was still unreadable by FBI and so I need to submit to them a police clearance before they can decide on my case. I told her, this was always the case that I had to go back 4 times to the USCIS just to do my fingerprints again and again.... She said my case is not uncommon, and many had been like mine.

It was encouraging to hear from her when she told me she doesn't see any problem with my papers and they are all OK.

She then gave me Form N-14 together with the instructions on how I can obtain the police clearance. That was all about it. I was in the room for 15 minutes.

[NickD 203]

Thanks so much. The reason I asked you is that my wife is suffering from eczema in her hands. while being fingerprinted, some of her fingers were fprinted a couple of times, it was on 01/6 and she is scheduled her interview on 2/24. that is why i asked you, but we did hear nothing from them.

Thanks for the info

All the best

Whether this helps or not is a good question, http://eczemasolution.com/, looking at my fingertips, had to work on my daughter's car last week in sub-zero weather, tips are all cracked from frostbite. Guess your wife from some of he causes listed would have to be careful for about three months. My wife gets some on her legs in this cold weather, but at least her hands were okay.

[bradam2001 0]

Thanks. Very much-appreciated

Whether this helps or not is a good question, http://eczemasolution.com/, looking at my fingertips, had to work on my daughter's car last week in sub-zero weather, tips are all cracked from frostbite. Guess your wife from some of he causes listed would have to be careful for about three months. My wife gets some on her legs in this cold weather, but at least her hands were okay.

[angelnoah 0]

NickD,

I understand how you feel and for sharing your grievances..we are on the same boat. That means I am not alone facing the USCIS poor service and system...it sucks!

I was fingerprinted twice when I applied for my I-751, before I got my GC from the mail. Then, I got fingerprinted twice for my N-400, then 2 weeks after that, I got my interview date. I was thinking the second fingerprint was all OK because they didn't inform me anything. It was during the interview that they told me 2nd fp is unclassifiable and I need police clearance.

I am not sure why I'm getting it right the way my husband was telling me. He works with the federal government and knows how the system works. My husband said that those people taking fp's are employees of a company that has a contract to work with USCIS. Like USCIS hires the company to take fp's like that sort. I wonder if somebody out there would wonder as well why should they hire people to take fp's who are not experts and using machines that are practically USELESS!!!!

Then when FBI comes in, they couldn't read them! What the heck!!!! Those machines are suppose to detect if fp's are unreadable or not in the first place. Damn those machines! That only tells they are not worthy to be there, and might as well burn them!

I think they should just change the system. Why not just let the FBI people take fp's? From there and then, you'll know if your fp's are OK or not.

Don't bother asking those people taking your fp's! They don't even know the answers! hah!

[angelnoah 0]

bradam,

I don;t know what's wrong with my fingers. Some friends adviced me to put some lotions and minimize washing and working too much, it would not destroy the outer lining of the skin.

I think mine is not that case because my hands sweat like crazy! So, the more I put lotion on them, the more they become juicy, lol!

What can I do? That's how it is. It's probably in the skin or something.

Anyway, good luck on your wife's interview. Just hope and pray her fp's are OK.

Thanks. Very much-appreciated

[NickD 203]

We had all of our fingerprints taken at the Milwaukee field office, even though we were assigned to the St. Paul office, was under the impression they worked for the USCIS, but never really asked. We had to show our ID's, they didn't have to show theirs.

Was comforting to learn that my 5' 3", 120 pound wife and mother of a couple of kids was not on the FBI suspected terrorist list and didn't bother me for the AOS. But why again for the I-751 and the N-400? FBI claims they found criminals with 80 year old prints. These new computerized machines showed her prints the size of a basketball screen, I assume they are using some kind of *.jpg file, I have similar files dating back 35 years that are still good, and fingerprints do not change.

I really don't know what they do with the prints, when my wife finally got her EAD and SS card from that, we finally could go to the bank. She had to show a photo ID and they checked in front of us if she was on the FBI list, well, me, as well. We weren't on it, so we were okay to open a five buck account. Well a lot closer to five bucks than to 25 million like those real terrorists had. But made a wasted trip before that day, without an SS card they refused to let her even join my account, did ask as to how foreign investors, those guys that own half this country now manage to open accounts. I don't know, I just work here and have to follow the law or we will get in trouble with the APA.

Feel inconvenience and redundancy is what the USCIS is all about, haven't they heard about the PRA? (Paper Reduction Act)

[JayT80 0]

Yes, they sent me a notice to do the second fingerprint.

I don't get the reason why they didn't inform me before my interview that my second fingerprint was still unreadable, so that I should have worked on that police clearance requirement that they want.

I don't have any idea if I was suppose to have my oath the same day if my fingerprint was okay. I didn't bother asking the IO since I was focused on the police clearance thing she was asking me to comply with.

The test was easy. It was all in the booklet they gave.

Anyway, here is my interview experience:

Today I had my interview scheduled at 8:20AM in Baltimore. We arrived there just on time and after passing through a long line, we immediately proceeded to Room 103. I then proceeded to the reception window and gave my appointment letter. After 5 minutes, I was called in.

The interviewing officer told me she will be swearing me in before I'll take my seat. She told me to raise my right hand and swore me.

She then asked me to show my passport, green card and driver's license. She then asked if my passport is the most active and current, and I said yes.

She started checking my application form and began asking and re-confirming everything I filled up on there, afterwhich she gave me the reading, writing and civic tests.

The first was Reading test. She gave me a sheet of paper and told me to read it loud item no. 1 which says; - "WHAT DAY IS COLUMBUS DAY".

The next was Writing test. She let me wrote, "COLUMBUS DAY IS IN OCTOBER."

Then for the Civics, she asked me the following 6 questions which I got them all right.

• What does the president's Cabinet do?
• We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
• How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
• Name one branch or part of the government.
• What did the Declaration of Independence do?
• If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president?

She then told me I passed the test and gave me form N-652, Naturalization Interview Results.

Then she told me that my second fingerprinting was still unreadable by FBI and so I need to submit to them a police clearance before they can decide on my case. I told her, this was always the case that I had to go back 4 times to the USCIS just to do my fingerprints again and again...http://www.visajourney.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/sad.gif. She said my case is not uncommon, and many had been like mine.

It was encouraging to hear from her when she told me she doesn't see any problem with my papers and they are all OK.

She then gave me Form N-14 together with the instructions on how I can obtain the police clearance. That was all about it. I was in the room for 15 minutes.

Aarrgghh! We're on the same boat! I also have finger print issue, same questions asked on civics test. I have to go to the CJIS repository in Pikesville where they referred me and redo my fp but scanning not those old style stamping ink. My hands are sweaty too. How many days you have to wait for the result?