Still NO BIOMETRICS appointment letter :(

[M.A.C 1]

Thanks everyone for your replies ..... I thought I was the only one who was sailing in the waiting boat .... but came to know many others are in the same situation .... I pray that I and you all get the biometrics letter ASAP .....

I also sent my package on the 8th of november and got the NOA on the 23rd of november. Still waiting for biometrics letter. I saw here people waited over a month, even two for biometrics letter.

I was also worried but I realized it's december so maybe that's why is so slow...

good luck, and hope you will get your letter soon!

thanks and good luck to you too

I am worried as well. I still don't have a biometrics letter. My application was sent 10/16!

Your time span is even longer than mine

[M.A.C 1]

Inky said it right - you never know how busy your office is and how often they give out appointments for fingerprints and photographs leading to no specific timeline for it to follow.

And with xmas parties going on now ....

Seriously, one just has to be patient and hope to get the surprise in the mailbox rather sooner then later.

As far as calling the national hotline goes, unfortunately they don't know about the workload in the small application support centers all over the country and are only good for filing a service request?

Hope the mailman brings the good news soon

M.

I called for the service request too .... but does it help?? They asked me to not contact them for the next 30 days, and if I do not hear from them in the meanwhile I may contact them only after 30 days ....

[USUY2010 4]

It helped me! The biometrics appointment arrived roughly a week after I called. And then a week after that another letter arrived responding to my enquiry saying that my biometrics appointment was at a certain date. I know waiting is terrible and makes you feel powerless, but don't despair! And by all means, do as they say to try and be on their good side.

[juliava 80]

I called for the service request too .... but does it help?? They asked me to not contact them for the next 30 days, and if I do not hear from them in the meanwhile I may contact them only after 30 days ....

Based on your timeline and the current processing times for EAD, it's still way too early to be worried. Things probably are slowing down now with the upcoming holidays, as other users indicated. I know waiting is hard, but as USUY2010 said, don't despair. You WILL get that bio letter sooner or later. I just read about someone who got the letter 5 months later. I don't wish that happening to you, however my point is he finally got it!Try to stay busy with the upcoming holidays and don't allow time worrying about USCIS. Good luck and keep us posted.

[M.A.C 1]

Some offices are backlogged. A month isn't that long a wait even though it feels like forever. Have you looked at the USCIS processing time for your local office?

In our case, we waited 2.5 months because the Washington DC field office (listed in some profiles as Fairfax, VA - where it is actually located - or as Alexandria, VA - where the biometrics is done) is backlogged, which is evident on the USCIS site.

However, AP doesn't require biometrics - we received AP approval before biometrics was even done. For us it didn't matter, because my husband overstayed a B2 visa so he can't travel until he has the green card in hand, but if you're adjusting based on not being out of status you'll likely receive your AP by the end of January regardless of when you get biometrics. What field office are you based out of?

I was never out of status .... Are you sure there is no need of Biometrics for AP .... Can I get AP before biometrics ?? And would I be able to travel on it without any problem?

I got mine today after 5 months of receiving my NOA1...you can just imagine how frustrating it was..but even when I bombarded the national customer service center with calls every after 30 days anf filing for service request nothing happened..I decided to make an infopass appointment the IO told me the same thing my ASC appointed office is back logged and they couldn't dp anything about and I just needed to wait..and so wait I did and today it arrived...finally!!!...Hallelujah!!!!...Amazing feeling!!!...I sent to the Chicago Lockbox..and was assigned to MSC my local office is Garden City NY..

Good Luck...Have patience..it will come...have faith too..

Lucky u ...... Congrats a lot .... I hope I would not have to wait for 5 months for my biometrics ....