How long is the biometrics appointment?

[kat10kat2 6]

Hello everyone!

 

My husband gotten his biometrics appointment in the mail and I have to take off to drive him. For anyone who had there appointment during covid or since they reopen, how did it take? It's at 9am, and I was thinking about just asking for the morning off and be back in the office after lunch. 

 

I know they aren't doing walk-ins, so I'm assuming it would be relatively quick, but I just thought time check to see what everyone has experienced so far!

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

about 3 minutes for the process but if there is a line expect to wait 30min  - 1 hour 

[brainless69 251]

 

2 hours ago, kat10kat2 said:

Hello everyone!

 

My husband gotten his biometrics appointment in the mail and I have to take off to drive him. For anyone who had there appointment during covid or since they reopen, how did it take? It's at 9am, and I was thinking about just asking for the morning off and be back in the office after lunch. 

 

I know they aren't doing walk-ins, so I'm assuming it would be relatively quick, but I just thought time check to see what everyone has experienced so far!

Mine only took 20 minutes from the moment i walked in to the moment i walked out. They are only seeing a limited number of people at the moment and only letting in a certain amount at any one time. So i suggest get there a little earlier (the 15minutes they allow) and be first in.

 

 

[Misskibbs 4]

This is slightly unrelated, but how long did it take you to get your husband’s biometric appointment from when you submitted your I-485? We submitted in May and I just thought we’d hear back by now. 

[kat10kat2 6]

6 minutes ago, Misskibbs said:

This is slightly unrelated, but how long did it take you to get your husband’s biometric appointment from when you submitted your I-485? We submitted in May and I just thought we’d hear back by now. 

Hello! So we submitted it back on Feb. 19 2020. We originally got our biometrics appointment letter I think around the start of march for march 18 I think, but they all closed a few days before. So this is our reschedule appointment

27 minutes ago, brainless69 said:

 

Mine only took 20 minutes from the moment i walked in to the moment i walked out. They are only seeing a limited number of people at the moment and only letting in a certain amount at any one time. So i suggest get there a little earlier (the 15minutes they allow) and be first in.

 

 

Thanks! Where you about to bring your spouse or did you have to go in alone?

[b911 16]

46 minutes ago, kat10kat2 said:

Hello! So we submitted it back on Feb. 19 2020. We originally got our biometrics appointment letter I think around the start of march for march 18 I think, but they all closed a few days before. So this is our reschedule appointment

Thanks! Where you about to bring your spouse or did you have to go in alone?

They are not allowing anyone unless it's a must. Mine took 5 minutes, went in, no one was there. Got done with it quickly. Thought it was in NYC.

[brainless69 251]

3 hours ago, kat10kat2 said:

Hello! So we submitted it back on Feb. 19 2020. We originally got our biometrics appointment letter I think around the start of march for march 18 I think, but they all closed a few days before. So this is our reschedule appointment

Thanks! Where you about to bring your spouse or did you have to go in alone?

Only the beneficiary is allowed to go in, unless you prearranged it for you to go and translate. 

[kat10kat2 6]

On 8/21/2020 at 12:08 PM, b911 said:

They are not allowing anyone unless it's a must. Mine took 5 minutes, went in, no one was there. Got done with it quickly. Thought it was in NYC.

Great, I hope his is like that!

On 8/21/2020 at 2:50 PM, brainless69 said:

Only the beneficiary is allowed to go in, unless you prearranged it for you to go and translate. 

Ah okay, I figured as much, but I thought I'd ask!

[whiterose123 95]

On 8/21/2020 at 10:03 AM, kat10kat2 said:

Hello everyone!

 

My husband gotten his biometrics appointment in the mail and I have to take off to drive him. For anyone who had there appointment during covid or since they reopen, how did it take? It's at 9am, and I was thinking about just asking for the morning off and be back in the office after lunch. 

 

I know they aren't doing walk-ins, so I'm assuming it would be relatively quick, but I just thought time check to see what everyone has experienced so far!

It was very quick for me, like 5 minutes !

[jeanieCZ 228]

I was 10th in the line and the whole thing, from entering the building until I exited, took like 20 minutes. No strict covid-related precautions: facemask mandatory, but I expected temp checks and asking some questions, which there were none of both.