Walk in Biometrics

[G_Star 0]

I have heard people attempting a walk in biometris. How do I find out where the biometrics tests are held in my area??

[Inky 1,111]

You cannot do a walk in without a biometrics appointment and appointment letter.

When you have the letter with your appointment you will have the address and you can attempt a walk-in early appointment.

[Chris921 13]

i walked in about half an hour early and they were ok with it, from what i can tell as long as you have a letter you can go any time during that day :S

[Jenifer2010 9]

We just showed up at our local office 24 hours after receiving our appointment letter and got it done in 10 minutes. It's possible.

[ceadsearc 516]

It depends on the office. You need a letter with an appointment time, however. If you have no letter you cannot even attempt a walk-in. Once you have a letter with an appointment time, if you do not want to wait, you can go to an office and try to get it done earlier. Some allow it, some will tell you absolutely not. You won't know until you try.

[koshka-mishka 0]

Tried a walk-in yesterday at Baltimore office. They were not busy at all - I only saw like 5 people in there, but the lady told me you only can do it early if you have an emergency and you can prove it

[ceadsearc 516]

Koshka, if you're willing to drive the distance (not sure how far you are located), the Alexandria (VA) office is notoriously easy for walk-ins.

[koshka-mishka 0]

I'll probably just wait, because Baltimore office is just 15 minutes form where we live. That also was the only reason for trying the walk-in - it wasn't too bad they didn't let me do it. So, two more weeks before my biometrics...

[dumb_elephant 0]

I got my appointment letter for Elizabeth, NJ. Since Elizabeth is a pain to get to, I walked in to the New York Office almost 3 weeks before my appointment. Had no problem getting by the initial security and the guy who finally ended up taking my fingerprints and photos asked my why I went to a different office on the wrong date. I told him; because Elizabeth is a pain for me to get to - he was ok with that explanation, even though he said they usually do not allow it. Guess it depends on the person.

It is always worth a try - just make sure you bring your letter and ID.

Edited October 4, 2011 by dumb_elephant

[kzielu 1,149]

Did walk in today in Cinci - originally scheduled for 10/24. No problem at all, 3 people inside, took 10 mins.

[Zebraden 0]

We successfully did a walk-in at the Philadelphia office. We went at 3:30pm on a Friday and there was no one there. We went three weeks earlier than my scheduled appointment and there was no problem at all. They didn't even ask why we came earlier. Very pleasant office.

[bking007 0]

Very true zabraden, philadelphia asc is a very cool place for walk-ins. We were scheduled at Elizabeth on 05/14 but due to wife's travel plans, had to try for walk-in at Elizabeth, but denied there coz the manager there is very strict and do not allow walk-ins. Then, we decided to go to Phily right away and got everything done in 15 mins. Hope there are no issues by choosing other center.

[jdh 103]

It should be noted that it has been proven many times that doing an early walk-in does not speed up your process. It does get the appointment out of the way and let you get on with your waiting, though.

I did my early walk-in the day before because I didn't want to get up as early as my appointment wanted me to, and I had folks in town visiting...it was just more convenient.

They had no problem with it here - the security guard just leaned back into an office behind him and asked if I could.

Just don't expect to fast forward your process.