Biometrics appointment AFTER Interview date unusual??

[Afrilaskan Queen 0]

Hello Fellow Visa Journey Members!

First let me apologize; I have updated my timeline on Visa Journey but I keep gettgin "Error" in red, that my NOA dates or incorrect. My dates are correct I think.

My question: Is having biometrics after our naturalization interview going to cause problems?

The Dates:

Filed N-400: August 1, 2013.

Naturalization Interview: January 6, 2013 in Anchorage (traveling 350+ miles away)

ASC Appointment for Biometrics: January 13, 2013 in Fairbanks (350+ miles from interview city).

Not sure this is important -- but I also noted that our lawyer has not received our naturalization interview appointment letter yet, only the biometrics letter. Online when I checked the status of our case it also does not show the interview as scheduled yet but we received our letter about a week ago.

We requested our interview and biometrics appointment be in Anchorage, Alaska as it is the only field office. They do some things in Fairbanks, but not consistently because there is no permanent office. It is a 7 hour drive between cities so you see we cannot just pick up and drive over if there is a problem.

Our lawyer suggested we go on our day of naturalization interview at 10:30 we go early at 9am, show them our two appointment letters for biometrics and the naturalization interview, and request they do the biometrics. I suspect this won't work.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

[F2aSonofLPR 15]

Are you sure that your biometrics appointment is after your interview date? It should be the other way around. I would call USCIS to clarify because that doesn't sound right.

[Trooper 2]

Sounds unusual but I think it's possible to do early walk-in for your fingerprints, so I suggest you to go your ASC office first day you get a chance and talk to their manager. Brings both letters and explain your situation. Under your circumstances, your chances are pretty good to get your fingerprints done early so go ahead and take a chance. Changing dates will delay your case so try to fix it on your own, to avoid any possible confusion.

[Afrilaskan Queen 0]

Thanks for your responses!

Yes, I am sure that the biometrics is scheduled for after the interview date, I have both letters. It doesn't sound right. I am going to call USCIS. I am also going to take Trooper's advice and go into the ASC office and talk to their manager with both letters in hand. We definitely don't want to reschedule the interview/biometrics.

If anyone else has heard of this or has experienced this I would still appreciate more input.