Biometrics Appt. Letter

[BenGr 0]

Hi,

I've looked on the Processing Times for the NBC in Missouri, it's currently at Jan 19th 06 if you have also filed AOS (which I have). My NOA date was 30th Jan.

With that in mind, when should I expect to get my biometrics appt. letter? It has been erm, about 6 to 7 weeks now and I have not received anything since my NOA!

Please help, I'm a bit concerned they've lost my paperwork in the trash!

[BenGr 0]

Oh, and I was changing status from an E-1 visa - do I still need to get my biometrics taken or can they carry them over from my last visa?

[Anastasia 1]

Some people wait a few months for their biometrics appointment, some people wait a week. It's very different with everybody. In any case, if 90 days would pass after the date on your NOA and your EAD still won't get approved by then, you can make an infopass appointment and ask for an interim EAD.

Oh, and I was changing status from an E-1 visa - do I still need to get my biometrics taken or can they carry them over from my last visa?

If your biometrics were taken more than a year ago, most likely you will have to do a whole new set of 10 fingerprints and biometrics. If your biometrics/fingerprints are more recent, I think they will only take your picture and only 2 fingerprints, so anyway you would still need to have an appointment.

[BenGr 0]

Ok, so what's peoples experience in receiving their biometrics letter and the relationship between the current NBC processing dates compared to their NOA1 dates?

[internetkafe 0]

Hi,

I've looked on the Processing Times for the NBC in Missouri, it's currently at Jan 19th 06 if you have also filed AOS (which I have). My NOA date was 30th Jan.

With that in mind, when should I expect to get my biometrics appt. letter? It has been erm, about 6 to 7 weeks now and I have not received anything since my NOA!

Please help, I'm a bit concerned they've lost my paperwork in the trash!

It has been over 100 days since my 1st NOA. If you are concerned, should I be concerned doubly?

Some people wait a few months for their biometrics appointment, some people wait a week. It's very different with everybody. In any case, if 90 days would pass after the date on your NOA and your EAD still won't get approved by then, you can make an infopass appointment and ask for an interim EAD.

Oh, and I was changing status from an E-1 visa - do I still need to get my biometrics taken or can they carry them over from my last visa?

If your biometrics were taken more than a year ago, most likely you will have to do a whole new set of 10 fingerprints and biometrics. If your biometrics/fingerprints are more recent, I think they will only take your picture and only 2 fingerprints, so anyway you would still need to have an appointment.

Hi Anastasia,

Yesterday I had infopass appointment. They told me that they approved my EAD in February. But I can not see it online and USCIS Customer Service says they can not either. As for interim EAD they told me to wait for an appointment letter to be sent in a few weeks.

I am still waiting for the letter of appointment for biometrics.

After this point I think it is veritable torture for me. Why do not they just let me/us work without 'EAD' ? I know that some people come here under work-travel programs and start working immediately and they can get SSN too without problem.

[BenGr 0]

Hi,

I've looked on the Processing Times for the NBC in Missouri, it's currently at Jan 19th 06 if you have also filed AOS (which I have). My NOA date was 30th Jan.

With that in mind, when should I expect to get my biometrics appt. letter? It has been erm, about 6 to 7 weeks now and I have not received anything since my NOA!

Please help, I'm a bit concerned they've lost my paperwork in the trash!

It has been over 100 days since my 1st NOA. If you are concerned, should I be concerned doubly?

Some people wait a few months for their biometrics appointment, some people wait a week. It's very different with everybody. In any case, if 90 days would pass after the date on your NOA and your EAD still won't get approved by then, you can make an infopass appointment and ask for an interim EAD.

Oh, and I was changing status from an E-1 visa - do I still need to get my biometrics taken or can they carry them over from my last visa?

If your biometrics were taken more than a year ago, most likely you will have to do a whole new set of 10 fingerprints and biometrics. If your biometrics/fingerprints are more recent, I think they will only take your picture and only 2 fingerprints, so anyway you would still need to have an appointment.

Hi Anastasia,

Yesterday I had infopass appointment. They told me that they approved my EAD in February. But I can not see it online and USCIS Customer Service says they can not either. As for interim EAD they told me to wait for an appointment letter to be sent in a few weeks.

I am still waiting for the letter of appointment for biometrics.

After this point I think it is veritable torture for me. Why do not they just let me/us work without 'EAD' ? I know that some people come here under work-travel programs and start working immediately and they can get SSN too without problem.

Yeah - just looking at your situation makes me very pesimistic. If I was in your shoes, I would have probably given up by now!!

[ktun 0]

Hi Ben,

The relationship between NOAs, Biometrics and an actual approval from NBC seem to be very random. Some people get approved very quickly and others not. I got my biometrics appointment letter some 3 weeks after filing and biometrics themselves around 6 weeks after filing. Biometrics are done at your local office, so the NBC dates don't necessarily mean much for the receipt of a Biometrics appointment letter.

Similar situation with AOS interviews. Some people seem to get them in as little as 3 months, some people wait up to 2 years or more. It really depends.

It is very frustrating to put it mildly. I have not worked properly in over a year now, and yes it's driving me crazy!!

[gel_mags 0]

I also filed in December and obviously, I got so confused seeing the processing time to be January 19. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ONES WHO APPLIED IN DECEMBER??? I scheduled an INFOpass to get an Interim EAD yesterday. When I spoke with the officer, she told me that my I-765 has been approved since February 8 but they have not sent out the card because they were waiting for my biometrics. She told me that the appointment letter for biometrics was never sent out. Well, duh, that's why I never had my biometrics done. She was nice though. So she gave me an appointment the same day, so from one office, I went to another INS office for biometrics. The officer told me that I should get my EAD card within 7 to 10 days. So, we'll see. Also, I don't think the USCIS Customer Service has a single clue of what's going on with the documetns until you really talk to an immigration officer. I called February 22nd and they never mentioned anything about my I-765 has been approved in February 8. I guess they are really trying to delay people as much as they could by not letting people talk to officers over the phone. They will really make you wait.

Hi,

I've looked on the Processing Times for the NBC in Missouri, it's currently at Jan 19th 06 if you have also filed AOS (which I have). My NOA date was 30th Jan.

With that in mind, when should I expect to get my biometrics appt. letter? It has been erm, about 6 to 7 weeks now and I have not received anything since my NOA!

Please help, I'm a bit concerned they've lost my paperwork in the trash!

It has been over 100 days since my 1st NOA. If you are concerned, should I be concerned doubly?

Some people wait a few months for their biometrics appointment, some people wait a week. It's very different with everybody. In any case, if 90 days would pass after the date on your NOA and your EAD still won't get approved by then, you can make an infopass appointment and ask for an interim EAD.

Oh, and I was changing status from an E-1 visa - do I still need to get my biometrics taken or can they carry them over from my last visa?

If your biometrics were taken more than a year ago, most likely you will have to do a whole new set of 10 fingerprints and biometrics. If your biometrics/fingerprints are more recent, I think they will only take your picture and only 2 fingerprints, so anyway you would still need to have an appointment.

Hi Anastasia,

Yesterday I had infopass appointment. They told me that they approved my EAD in February. But I can not see it online and USCIS Customer Service says they can not either. As for interim EAD they told me to wait for an appointment letter to be sent in a few weeks.

I am still waiting for the letter of appointment for biometrics.

After this point I think it is veritable torture for me. Why do not they just let me/us work without 'EAD' ? I know that some people come here under work-travel programs and start working immediately and they can get SSN too without problem.

[ktun 0]

I also filed in December and obviously, I got so confused seeing the processing time to be January 19. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ONES WHO APPLIED IN DECEMBER??? I scheduled an INFOpass to get an Interim EAD yesterday. When I spoke with the officer, she told me that my I-765 has been approved since February 8 but they have not sent out the card because they were waiting for my biometrics. She told me that the appointment letter for biometrics was never sent out. Well, duh, that's why I never had my biometrics done. She was nice though. So she gave me an appointment the same day, so from one office, I went to another INS office for biometrics. The officer told me that I should get my EAD card within 7 to 10 days. So, we'll see. Also, I don't think the USCIS Customer Service has a single clue of what's going on with the documetns until you really talk to an immigration officer. I called February 22nd and they never mentioned anything about my I-765 has been approved in February 8. I guess they are really trying to delay people as much as they could by not letting people talk to officers over the phone. They will really make you wait.

Oh yes, they really will make you wait on the phoneline. It took me 3 hours to get through to an Immigration Officer. They cut me off twice and kept passing me to different people. I just about wanted to kill someone after that. Then the officer was rather rude and made it sound like he was doing me a huge favour by taking my call. The people on the phoneline will tell you nothing more than the information that you can get by looking at your case status online.

[Jasman0717 9]

We mailed Claudeth's AOS/EAD on Sept. 13th. She received her biometics letter on Oct. 18th, the appointment was on Nov. 4th, was approved Nov. 30th and received the card on December 4th. I hope that is helpful.

Good luck