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Biometrics Appointment is a must for ROC cases??

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marieMH   1

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Hi all,

I came to the USA on K-1 visa, got married and applied for AOS. We submitted my remove of condition application on May 19th, we received the NOA a week after. But we haven’t received the biometric appointment letter till now and it’s been 3 weeks. I tried the USCIS website to check my case status using the receipt number from the NOA, but it says your case can not be found at this time in My Case Status. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1.800.375.5283 and I even called today and they told me the same that my case is not in the system. I called my lawyer and she told me that I will not have to go for fingerprint and that I have to wait for the decision.

My question:

Is that true? From what I see here that everyone has to go for fingerprint. So now I just wait for either and interview appointment or a decision?

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Cheezees   1,514

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For what I have seen, everyone does the biometrics/fingerprints. The NOA also says that the case number you use has to come from the biometrics letter, NOT the NOA. The NOA case number is useless. Good luck! :)

 

 

AOS

03/24/11 - Got married in the Boogie-Down Bronx, NYC!
04/21/11 - Mailed I-130,I-765, I-485, I-864 and I-693 - Day 00

04/23/11 - Application delivered - Day 02
04/28/11 - NOA (most forms) - Day 07
05/03/11 - Checks cashed - Day 12
05/31/11 - Biometrics completed in the Bronx, NYC - Day 40
06/24/11 - Received someone else's employment authorization card!!! What the...? - Day 64
07/01/11 - Mailed the poor lady's card back after calling USCIS - Day 71
07/07/11 - Received poor lady's interview notice! What??? - Day 77
07/15/11 - Received my own EAD card - Day 85
08/12/11 - Interview. Approved on the spot! - Day 113
08/18/11 - Received card in the mail - Day 119

ROC
05/28/13 - Mailed I-751 - Day 00

05/30/13 - Application delivered - Day 02

05/31/13 - NOA I-797 - Day 03
06/04/13 - Check cashed - Day 07

06/06/13 - NOA delivered to my home/Biometrics letter generated - Day 09

06/10/13 - Received Biometrics letter in the mail - Day 13

06/27/13 - Biometrics completed in Milwaukee, WI - Day 30

09/10/13 - Application approved! - Day 105

09/14/13 - 10 year Green Card received! - Day 109

Citizenship

05/10/16 - Mailed N-400 - Day 00

05/12/16 - Application delivered - Day 02

05/13/16 - Credit card payment accepted - Day 03

05/17/16 - Received text & email update - Day 07

05/20/16 - Received 1st NOA (dated 05/13/16) & created ELIS acct - Day 10

05/21/16 - Received 2nd NOA (dated 05/16/16) confirming my DOB and address - Day 11

05/22/06 - Biometrics scheduled (online update) and appt letter was mailed on 05/20/16 - Day 12

05/24/06 - Biometrics letter became viewable online (appt scheduled for 06/07/16) - Day 14

05/27/16 - Received Biometrics letter in mail - Day 17

05/31/16 - Was denied walk-in fingerprints with just 1 person left in line. Milwaukee office, boo! - Day 21

06/07/16 - Biometrics completed in Milwaukee, WI - Day 28

12/21/16 - Passed Citizenship test/Interview was successful! - Day 197

01/26/17 - I am a US citizen!!! - Day 233

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Harpa Timsah   13,258

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Wait until one month from NOA issuance has passed, then call them and say you have not gotten a biometrics appointment. The number on your NOA1 is not the number to check on case status. You need the number on your bio appointment letter, so don't worry that it doesn't show up. Your lawyer is dead wrong about the biometrics. Good luck.

AOS for my husband
8/17/10: INTERVIEW DAY (day 123) APPROVED!!

ROC:
5/23/12: Sent out package
2/06/13: APPROVED!

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Lately, not everyone has had to do biometrics for ROC. This seems to be a new change in policy for USCIS. In the April 2014 filers forum there are several filers who have had their biometrics waived. USCIS will be using their biometrics from their AOS instead. This may apply to you too. Check out the April and May 2014 filer forums:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/487619-i-751-april-2014-filers/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/493545-i-751-may-2014-filers/

You will only be able to track your status with your biometrics appointment letter case number, not your NOA1 letter case number. So if your biometrics was waived you will not receive a case number in the mail you can use for tracking online. Instead you will need to call USCIS and ask for your case number. The instructions on how to do this are in the April 2014 forum.

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Ontarkie   14,218

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~~Duplicate thread merged, please do not make multiple threads for the same or similar topic~~

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Met Playing Everquest in 2005
Engaged 9-15-2006
K-1 & 4 K-2'S
Filed 05-09-07
Interview 03-12-08
Visa received 04-21-08
Entry 05-06-08
Married 06-21-08
AOS X5
Filed 07-08-08
Cards Received01-22-09
Roc X5
Filed 10-17-10
Cards Received02-22-11
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Filed 10-17-11
Interview 01-12-12
Oath 06-29-12

Citizenship for older 2 boys

Filed 03/08/2014

NOA/fee waiver 03/19/2014

Biometrics 04/15/14

Interview 05/29/14

In line for Oath 06/20/14

Oath 09/19/2014 We are all done! All USC no more USCIS

 

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