Biometrics appointment scheduled far away

[venom123 32]

Just received my biometrics appointment letter:

 

It is scheduled at a USCIS center that is 2 hours away from me. There is a USCIS center that is only an hour away from me. I have no one that can drive me that far away and I dont how I'm going to get there.

 

Also it is on August 11th. I will be on vacation in Seattle August 4th - 11th.

 

Is it possible to change my USCIS center to the closer one?

 

 

Edited July 28, 2017 by venom123

[daigo 39]

There's no guarantee, but you could try a walk-in at the closer one at an earlier date. 

Edited July 28, 2017 by daigo

[Unidentified 2,930]

It could be that the other USCIS location doesn't do biometrics. 

[Jordan8768 107]

Call tier 2 and see what they say

[venom123 32]

13 minutes ago, Jordan8768 said:

Call tier 2 and see what they say

Awaiting a callback from them now, will let you know once i speak to them.

[Jordan8768 107]

2 minutes ago, venom123 said:

Awaiting a callback from them now, will let you know once i speak to them.

Awesome. Hope it works out for you!

[venom123 32]

16 minutes ago, Jordan8768 said:

Awesome. Hope it works out for you!

Jesus, I got a REALLY pissy tier 2 lady on the phone.

 

I told her the woman who transferred me to her said it would be fine to attend another service center at the same time. 

 

She was like "WHO THE HELL TOLD YOU THAT?! DID U GET HER NAME? YOU NEED TO GO TO THE SERVICE CENTER THAT HAS YOUR JURISDICTION. IF YOU DO THAT YOU ARE VIOLATING THE RULES"

 

She went off on a rant and was really pissed. She said, you need to follow the instructions on the appointment notice and reschedule the appointment by sending it to the address on the letter. 

 

Tldr; going to another service center is extremely bad and I can get in trouble for it...

[Jordan8768 107]

8 minutes ago, venom123 said:

Jesus, I got a REALLY pissy tier 2 lady on the phone.

 

I told her the woman who transferred me to her said it would be fine to attend another service center at the same time. 

 

She was like "WHO THE HELL TOLD YOU THAT?! DID U GET HER NAME? YOU NEED TO GO TO THE SERVICE CENTER THAT HAS YOUR JURISDICTION. IF YOU DO THAT YOU ARE VIOLATING THE RULES"

 

She went off on a rant and was really pissed. She said, you need to follow the instructions on the appointment notice and reschedule the appointment by sending it to the address on the letter. 

 

Tldr; going to another service center is extremely bad and I can get in trouble for it...

I don't think you'd get in trouble for it, however they'd probably tell you that you can't do your biometrics there.

 

Unfortunately it looks like you'll have to do the two hour drive. Which sucks since biometrics takes literally 5 minutes. 

[venom123 32]

1 minute ago, Jordan8768 said:

I don't think you'd get in trouble for it, however they'd probably tell you that you can't do your biometrics there.

 

Unfortunately it looks like you'll have to do the two hour drive. Which sucks since biometrics takes literally 5 minutes. 

I'm in Seattle august 11th, which is when my appointment is. I'm going to try and take an Uber there and see if they'll see me.

[daigo 39]

A lot of people have had success with early walk-ins, but some do get turned away. There's no harm in trying if it isn't a huge hassle. If it is a hassle, might just be best to reschedule it. Tier 2 isn't going to tell you to go somewhere other than where and when you're scheduled to go, and they're generally pissy. I usually just hung up on them when they immediately copped a major attitude and just called back. Don't let the experience put you off you from inquiring about any future issues. Sometimes you do get someone pleasant and helpful.

[venom123 32]

7 minutes ago, daigo said:

A lot of people have had success with early walk-ins, but some do get turned away. There's no harm in trying if it isn't a huge hassle. If it is a hassle, might just be best to reschedule it. Tier 2 isn't going to tell you to go somewhere other than where and when you're scheduled to go, and they're generally pissy. I usually just hung up on them when they immediately copped a major attitude and just called back. Don't let the experience put you off you from inquiring about any future issues. Sometimes you do get someone pleasant and helpful.

Thanks, I probably wouldn't have called again if you said that. 

 

The whole situation scared me and I was worried she'd deny my application if I said something wrong

 

My USCIS center is in IL, but I'll be in seattle, washington on my appointment date. Do you think I should go to the center at my exact appointment date? Or should I go to the appointment whenever is convenient for me?

[daigo 39]

Just now, venom123 said:

Thanks, I probably wouldn't have called again if you said that. 

 

The whole situation scared me and I was worried she'd deny my application if I said something wrong

 

My USCIS center is in IL, but I'll be in seattle, washington on my appointment date. Do you think I should go to the center at my exact appointment date? Or should I go to the appointment whenever is convenient for me?

Try going early to see if they'll take you. If they turn you away, you have some time to reschedule it and figure it out after Seattle.

 

Here's another thread where someone went to a different location for biometrics with success (as well as some people in the comments mentioning success): http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331022-can-i-go-to-a-different-uscis-office-for-biometrics/

 

There is no guarantee that they'll take you, but I'd at least try.

 

[venom123 32]

7 minutes ago, daigo said:

Try going early to see if they'll take you. If they turn you away, you have some time to reschedule it and figure it out after Seattle.

 

Here's another thread where someone went to a different location for biometrics with success (as well as some people in the comments mentioning success): http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331022-can-i-go-to-a-different-uscis-office-for-biometrics/

 

There is no guarantee that they'll take you, but I'd at least try.

 

Great, thanks. I'll look through it now.

 

The service center in Seattle is a 20 minute uber ride. The service center near me in IL is a 1 hour 20 min drive so it's actually better to have my biometrics done in Seattle.

 

 

[SparklePony 238]

You can try an early walk-in in Seattle, but if you get turned away, it's usually not the best situation to miss the appointment you do have. I wouldn't personally wait until the 11th for the Seattle walk-in simply because that's the date for your appointment. If it doesn't work out, you have no way of making it to the selected location, and then what? USCIS won't accept "I was on vacation" as an excuse for missing biometrics.

[venom123 32]

1 minute ago, SparklePony said:

You can try an early walk-in in Seattle, but if you get turned away, it's usually not the best situation to miss the appointment you do have. I wouldn't personally wait until the 11th for the Seattle walk-in simply because that's the date for your appointment. If it doesn't work out, you have no way of making it to the selected location, and then what? USCIS won't accept "I was on vacation" as an excuse for missing biometrics.

Okay, I'll try walking in on either the Tuesday or Wednesday, which is the 8th or 9th. What should I do if they turn me away?