biometrics appointment - what happens if you miss it?

[doodly 0]

does anyone know what will happen if you miss your biometrics appointment because you were out of town? my NOA was dated dec 3, and i'm still waiting for the biometrics letter, but i'll be out of town from dec 14 to jan 6. and i'm worried about missing my biometrics appointment, coz i won't see the letter till it's too late to reschedule. assuming i won't get it before dec 14.

[BigDaddy28 228]

does anyone know what will happen if you miss your biometrics appointment because you were out of town? my NOA was dated dec 3, and i'm still waiting for the biometrics letter, but i'll be out of town from dec 14 to jan 6. and i'm worried about missing my biometrics appointment, coz i won't see the letter till it's too late to reschedule. assuming i won't get it before dec 14.

you will get it before december the 14th. However your appointment might be when you are out of town. i advize you to go to the USCIS office with the letter and tell them you will be out of town and you want to do a walkin biometric. If they let you do it, do it. If they tell you know, tell them you want to reschedule it than. Good luck.

[jkelly07 120]

on the appointment letter. it says if you want to reschedule your appointment.make a copy and send it to the address on the appointment letter,

[VanessaTony 3,567]

does anyone know what will happen if you miss your biometrics appointment because you were out of town? my NOA was dated dec 3, and i'm still waiting for the biometrics letter, but i'll be out of town from dec 14 to jan 6. and i'm worried about missing my biometrics appointment, coz i won't see the letter till it's too late to reschedule. assuming i won't get it before dec 14.

You need someone you trust to be checking your mail for you in case the letter arrives while you're gone. In my case my letter gave an appointment a month from when I received the letter (and my office is 3 hours away so I didn't want to bother risking a walk-in).

If you miss your biometrics appointment, it depends on the office what happens. in some peoples cases they deny you immediately. In other cases the offices are a bit slow about doing the paperwork for who went to the appointment and who missed them and those people were able to do a late walk-in biometrics and were fine.

It's better not to risk it though. Have someone checking your mail.

[doodly 0]

You need someone you trust to be checking your mail for you in case the letter arrives while you're gone. In my case my letter gave an appointment a month from when I received the letter (and my office is 3 hours away so I didn't want to bother risking a walk-in).

If you miss your biometrics appointment, it depends on the office what happens. in some peoples cases they deny you immediately. In other cases the offices are a bit slow about doing the paperwork for who went to the appointment and who missed them and those people were able to do a late walk-in biometrics and were fine.

It's better not to risk it though. Have someone checking your mail.

When I was filing my earlier paperwork to get the green card 2 years ago, it was with the Detroit Field Office, and they gave me a month's notice. I'm not sure what the Indianapolis Field Office is like. I've been looking at timelines for earlier I751 filers, and it seems like some of them only got 2 weeks notice. This would be a major problem for me. I don't really have anyone to check my mailbox for me. We live in a college town, and our friends all go to school, and will be out of town for the Christmas break. Argh. I should have checked all this beforehand and sent my package in one month later! I'm an idiot.

[doodly 0]

hi guys,

turns out i was freaking out way too early. i just got the biometrics appointment letter in the mail. but as expected, the date is Dec 28, and i will be out of town for the holidays. i don't have air tickets or any other proof, since we're just going on a road trip. i'm planning to do a walk-in this thursday -- do you guys have any tips on what i should bring (besides my green card and drivers license)? has anyone on VJ been refused at the indianapolis asc before? it's a 70 min drive from where i live, so i might just reschedule instead, but i don't want my application to get delayed because of the rescheduling. and i guess i could do the driving.