I Am Curious (even after successful walk-in)

[thongd4me 69]

...I have a feeling that they don't allow walk-ins in New York City

Successful BIOMETRICS walk-in post mortem:

The "Application Support Center" at 246 North Ave., New Rochelle had a staff of about 4

and was a street-level very small operation. My wife went there at around 2 PM on a

Wednesday, which I felt was sufficiently far from Monday (when there might be a flood

of customers as they are closed on the weekend) and also past the morning and noon

rushes because some folks want to be first in line or have the convenience of a lunch-break visit.

There were very few ahead of her and she was taken without any objections.

She liked the staff (the guy who processed her was excited about his upcoming first visit to Thailand!)

and gave them an excellent rating

I don't know anything about the chance of a successful walk-in in Manhattan, but try to avoid

the more crowded days & times. Another poster said she had good luck going Friday afternoon.

To Moroccogirl:

Who says you have to go to the Manhattan office?

Isn't a walk-in a walk-in anywhere?

Don't they provide the same services?

Wouldn't you be doing the Manhattan staff a service by going to a less-frequently used center?

Q-Did anyone go to a service center other than the one they were invited to?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

** moved from "Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports" to "Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from Family Based Visas" as the prior forum is for case updates/progress and this one is for questions**

[thongd4me 69]

This is the remaining question, for any who have such experience =>

Who says you have to go to the office you were assigned in the biometrics invitation?

Isn't a walk-in a walk-in anywhere? Don't they provide the same services?

Wouldn't we be doing the staff at the high-frequency location

a service by going to a less-frequently used center?

The suburban center my wife went to was closer to us but it would have been a good

choice even if it wasn't, because there was absolutely no wait on Wednesday in the

afternoon.

Q-Did anyone go to a service center other than the one they were invited to?

[thongd4me 69]

ASC biomentrics "stamp"

AOS biometrics =>

- I just saw in another thread a mention of a "receipt" for biometrics.

My wife didn't mention this after her successful walk-in, but when I checked her

passport, the I-94 form that has been stapled opposite her K-1 visa page

had been REPLACED with another I-94 form, shown as follows:

1) Departure (arrival) number (same as on original I-94).

2) the "admitted stamp" showing her POE date (December 29 2009)

and K-1 status with the date of biometrics (March 29 2010) written

at the bottom.

3) Lastname, Firstname, Country (as before)

Nothing there said it was for biometrics, but they got to use the

same form for 2 purposes (holy government efficiency, Batman!).

Edited May 15, 2010 by thongd4me

[VanessaTony 3,567]

ASC biomentrics "stamp"

AOS biometrics =>

- I just saw in another thread a mention of a "receipt" for biometrics.

My wife didn't mention this after her successful walk-in, but when I checked her

passport, the I-94 form that has been stapled opposite her K-1 visa page

had been REPLACED with another I-94 form, shown as follows:

1) Departure (arrival) number (same as on original I-94).

2) the "admitted stamp" showing her POE date (December 29 2009)

and K-1 status with the date of biometrics (March 29 2010) written

at the bottom.

3) Lastname, Firstname, Country (as before)

Nothing there said it was for biometrics, but they got to use the

same form for 2 purposes (holy government efficiency, Batman!).

They didn't alter mine at all.. and I'd be concerned they took the I-94 because the number mightn't be the same as the original that you sent in with your I-485.

The Biometrics receipt is just the biometrics appointment letter with a red stamp on it and they filled in the dates.

here:

[thongd4me 69]

They didn't alter mine at all.. and I'd be concerned they took the I-94 because the number mightn't be the same as the original that you sent in with your I-485.

The Biometrics receipt is just the biometrics appointment letter with a red stamp on it and they filled in the dates.

here:

Thanks, she didn't show it to me but I just took a look at it now.

They put the "BIOMETRICS PROCESSING STAMP" on the back below

the "additional information" where there was a blank space.

In the space on the front below my wife's name where you had your stamp,

They just wrote "OK" with a signature.

So I guess they don't handle it the same everywhere. The I-94 was definitely changed

but the replacement one they gave at the "Deferred Inspections Unit" at JFK was not

that legible and the one they replaced it with was legible.

Thanks for the informative reply