got ANOTHER biometrics appointment?

[venom123 32]

So I have a biometrics appointment due August 11th for my i-485.

 

I just got another biometrics appointment in the mail for August 17th for my I-765.

 

I thought people only have biometrics taken once. Is this normal? 

Edited August 4, 2017 by venom123

[Scandi 4,166]

They usually do them together but it happens that you get two different dates too. When you go for your first appointment you can just ask them to do both at the same time so you won't have to go back for the second.

[venom123 32]

Just now, Scandi said:

They usually do them together but it happens that you get two different dates too. When you go for your first appointment you can just ask them to do both at the same time so you won't have to go back for the second.

I see, does it mean anything that i got 2 separate notices?

 

Does it mean the i-765 is processing quicker?

Edited August 4, 2017 by venom123

[Scandi 4,166]

Just now, venom123 said:

I see, does it mean anything that i got 2 separate notices?

Not really, no. 

[M&JB 80]

5 minutes ago, venom123 said:

So I have a biometrics appointment due August 11th for my i-485.

 

I just got another biometrics appointment in the mail for August 17th for my I-765.

 

I thought people only have biometrics taken once. Is this normal? 

I was wondering the same thing. I just saw @mrmrsVang's post on July 2017 AOS Filers and she said she also got another appointment. I'm curious, is your biometric appointment notice for I-485 only said it's for I-485? Because mine said I-485 and I-765.

Edited August 4, 2017 by Ehri&Mark

[venom123 32]

17 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Not really, no. 

Some people already went to their I-485 biometrics and then got their I-765 appointment notice afterwards. Does that mean they have to go again?

[Scandi 4,166]

38 minutes ago, venom123 said:

Some people already went to their I-485 biometrics and then got their I-765 appointment notice afterwards. Does that mean they have to go again?

Yes, they have to go twice then (I did too). I have even seen people who have to go three times. Sometimes the fingerprints don't come out well and you have to redo them. It happens.

[ricky90501 15]

Yes. My wife had to go in three times. Once for the I-765 and twice for the I-485. The first time the fingerprints did not come out well so she had to go in again to re-do them. It is annoying but you have to go do it again if they ask you to.

[venom123 32]

9 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Yes, they have to go twice then (I did too). I have even seen people who have to go three times. Sometimes the fingerprints don't come out well and you have to redo them. It happens.

 

4 minutes ago, ricky90501 said:

Yes. My wife had to go in three times. Once for the I-765 and twice for the I-485. The first time the fingerprints did not come out well so she had to go in again to re-do them. It is annoying but you have to go do it again if they ask you to.

Oh I see. Are they still processing your case while they wait on your fingerprints? Or do they put your case on hold until fingerprints are done?

[ricky90501 15]

3 minutes ago, venom123 said:

 

Oh I see. Are they still processing your case while they wait on your fingerprints? Or do they put your case on hold until fingerprints are done?

Yes, they put your case on hold until they get another set of fingerprints. They can't process it until everything is verified.

[HandmadeTurnip 150]

I received a biometrics appointment letter for my I-485 last week and tried going to my local USCIS office early, as I've frequently seen suggested on VisaJourney. They let me do my biometrics but the lady told me that she was making an exception and not to expect to be able to just walk in again in future. That same day, I requested an expedite for my EAD application, based on a job offer.

 

Today, I received a second biometrics appointment letter for my I-765 (with a different appointment date to the first one). I wasn't aware that biometrics had to be captured separately for each individual application. If I'd known, I would have waited for the second letter before attempting to walk in, especially as my I-765 application is much more important than my I-485 one at the moment.

 

Does this mean I have to wait the whole two weeks until my second biometrics appointment before I can continue with the expedite process? Normally, I would just attempt a second early walk-in but the warning I got from the officer was pretty blunt.

[Scandi 4,166]

8 minutes ago, HandmadeTurnip said:

I received a biometrics appointment letter for my I-485 last week and tried going to my local USCIS office early, as I've frequently seen suggested on VisaJourney. They let me do my biometrics but the lady told me that she was making an exception and not to expect to be able to just walk in again in future. That same day, I requested an expedite for my EAD application, based on a job offer.

 

Today, I received a second biometrics appointment letter for my I-765 (with a different appointment date to the first one). I wasn't aware that biometrics had to be captured separately for each individual application. If I'd known, I would have waited for the second letter before attempting to walk in, especially as my I-765 application is much more important than my I-485 one at the moment.

 

Does this mean I have to wait the whole two weeks until my second biometrics appointment before I can continue with the expedite process? Normally, I would just attempt a second early walk-in but the warning I got from the officer was pretty blunt.

You just need to look at your biometrics letter to know if it's for just one of your applications or both, if it's just for one you can wait for the second letter if you want to.

 

You can try to do an early walk-in again, worst thing that can happen is that they don't let you do it. There's no punishment involved.

[venom123 32]

10 minutes ago, HandmadeTurnip said:

I received a biometrics appointment letter for my I-485 last week and tried going to my local USCIS office early, as I've frequently seen suggested on VisaJourney. They let me do my biometrics but the lady told me that she was making an exception and not to expect to be able to just walk in again in future. That same day, I requested an expedite for my EAD application, based on a job offer.

 

Today, I received a second biometrics appointment letter for my I-765 (with a different appointment date to the first one). I wasn't aware that biometrics had to be captured separately for each individual application. If I'd known, I would have waited for the second letter before attempting to walk in, especially as my I-765 application is much more important than my I-485 one at the moment.

 

Does this mean I have to wait the whole two weeks until my second biometrics appointment before I can continue with the expedite process? Normally, I would just attempt a second early walk-in but the warning I got from the officer was pretty blunt.

Yes you'll have to go for the appointment again. I'd just try and go for an early walk in, there's no harm in trying.

 

Im trying to expedite my I-765, how exactly did you manage to do it?

[HandmadeTurnip 150]

28 minutes ago, Scandi said:

You just need to look at your biometrics letter to know if it's for just one of your applications or both, if it's just for one you can wait for the second letter if you want to.

 

You can try to do an early walk-in again, worst thing that can happen is that they don't let you do it. There's no punishment involved.

Unfortunately, I wasn't aware that I would need to do multiple sets of biometrics so I didn't really think anything of it when my first letter just said "I-485" on it. I may just attempt a second early walk-in like you suggested, it's not like I have anything to lose, like you said.

 

7 minutes ago, venom123 said:

Yes you'll have to go for the appointment again. I'd just try and go for an early walk in, there's no harm in trying.

 

Im trying to expedite my I-765, how exactly did you manage to do it?

I just phoned the USCIS helpline and asked for it to be expedited. They gave me a list of reasons to choose from and I picked "severe financial loss to a company or individual", now I'm waiting for them to send me a request for evidence so I can send them a copy of my offer of employment.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

39 minutes ago, HandmadeTurnip said:

Does this mean I have to wait the whole two weeks until my second biometrics appointment before I can continue with the expedite process? Normally, I would just attempt a second early walk-in but the warning I got from the officer was pretty blunt.

 

You could go in acting really confused saying "I already did biometrics and now I got another letter. Is this a mistake?" Then they explain it and you sheepishly ask if they could take care of it today since you're already there