Got RFE today! Immigration fingerprint problem!

[merenz 0]

Does anyone here have the same situation?

I had my biometrics last december and thought i would be getting my 10 yr GC this week coz i have to travel to PHilippines nextweek, though i have the extension but it would give me more work that is not suppose to be my problem, they are saying that my both fingerprints were rejected unclassifiable by the FBI, so they cat get background checks,at the time of fingerprints scan some of my fingers failed and it was red and i told the guys who gave me assistance on taking biometrics is he need to repeat it again coz it was failed but he replied no need for that...

anyone here took police clearance as they require now for all the cities a live in the US and upon submission how long will it takes ? i have no criminal history or even traffic tickets so i am not worried.

anyone got the GC after submission of police clearance?

Thank you..:-)

[TBoneTX 45,304]

Try making an InfoPass appointment in a hurry, and explain your predicament. Surely they can find a way around this snafu.

[christera22 8]

We are yet to apply for our ROC. Sorry to hear what happened. All I can say you are not alone.I found these links...hope these wd be helpful to you.

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Obtaining police clearence here should be easy and convenient. Just go to our local sheriff`s office with the letter from USCIS and a picture id ( your Green Card should do )

WHAT USCIS SAYS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SOURCE:USCIS FINGERPRINT ISSUES )

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.

[Anh map 2,098]

Try making an InfoPass appointment in a hurry, and explain your predicament. Surely they can find a way around this snafu.

OP has a valid extension letter (received this past November) so there are no problems reentering the US.

Some people have fingerprints that are harder to read. It causes an inconvenience but it isn't something that a person can change.

[Mrs D. 13]

My prints failed twice during AOS. Got approval e-mail shortly after we mailed police certificates (didn't take long)

anyone here took police clearance as they require now for all the cities a live in the US and upon submission how long will it takes ? i have no criminal history or even traffic tickets so i am not worried.

anyone got the GC after submission of police clearance?

[merenz 0]

My prints failed twice during AOS. Got approval e-mail shortly after we mailed police certificates (didn't take long)

Hi Guys thank you.. i received my letter March 18, 2011 stating that i need a state clearance or police clearance due to my finger print problem, i got my clearance next morning in Miami then flew to CA for the rest of my residence to get other police clerance yet for them to be satisfied i pay the state to get me one of the state clearance too, all are done last March 22, 2011 and sent to USCis except the state coz it takes 8 weeks to process and my dead line is only 4 weeks.

Prior to all of this I also filed I-90 for change of my name card to my current marriage name and paid the $365 and $85 and USCIS encashed it, while i called the USCIS if my I-751 still on process whatever name i want to put on my card suppose to be free but i guess not as they cashed my checks.

My airfares and time , made me broke on this lol.

Hopely they would be more careful on getting things done too to all the applicants coz we paid for it and we want it done right, not for them to collect money and not doing the job right..guess goverment going broke..lol