What is biometrics?

[WillyKid 0]

Hi all ... quick question, what exactly is "biometrics" relating to the AOS process? Is it just a technical CIS term for a physical exam? Or, is it something totally different? Thanks.

- Willy

[featherB 1]

At the biometrics appointment, you will fill in a form with basic info about yourself (such as your SSN, A#, eye colour, hair colour, height... stuff like that), then you'll have your fingerprints and photo taken. That's it - all very easy & painless, nothing to worry about!

[john_and_marlene 162]

They don't secretly insert the tracking chip into your brainstem and administer the short-term mind blanking until the actual interview.

[featherB 1]

They don't secretly insert the tracking chip into your brainstem and administer the short-term mind blanking until the actual interview.

Heh... my husband and I were joking about that, when I said I had the date for my biometrics appointment, I'm pretty sure he was imagining all kinds of retina-scanning, chip-implanting and suchlike.

[Bill and Hayley 0]

At the biometrics appointment, you will fill in a form with basic info about yourself (such as your SSN, A#, eye colour, hair colour, height... stuff like that), then you'll have your fingerprints and photo taken. That's it - all very easy & painless, nothing to worry about!

Thats gonna be fun, i have bluey greeny grey eyes,have had ppl say they cant make out my eye colour,plus i havent seen my natural hair colour in years.

[YuAndDan 153]

Fingerprints and a picture.

NOTE: you will get a lot of smart as$ responses if you don't first search for the answer.

A good place to start is the FAQ page, there is a dictionary of the acronyms used here and on other immigrations forums.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...page=definition

Edited July 26, 2007 by YuAndDan

[~*Maria*~ 1]

They don't secretly insert the tracking chip into your brainstem and administer the short-term mind blanking until the actual interview.

ditto: what featherB said

Edited July 26, 2007 by MariaDane

[featherB 1]

At the biometrics appointment, you will fill in a form with basic info about yourself (such as your SSN, A#, eye colour, hair colour, height... stuff like that), then you'll have your fingerprints and photo taken. That's it - all very easy & painless, nothing to worry about!

Thats gonna be fun, i have bluey greeny grey eyes,have had ppl say they cant make out my eye colour,plus i havent seen my natural hair colour in years.

There is (if I remember right) a box on there for 'unknown' hair colour - I was wondering if that's what I'd have to have ticked if my hair was still dyed bright pink. As it is, it's a kind of mousey colour, which unsurprisingly isn't listed on the form. And my eyes are sort of greeny-hazelly, sometimes totally green, sometimes a weird yellowy-hazel colour. I've already been given the third degree by some barman because my state ID says my eyes are green and he was of the opinion they're 'brown' (they're not even slightly brown... and I'm 31 bloody years old, not some teenager trying to sneak into a bar!!!)... that did make me worry slightly 'cos I ticked 'green' at my biomtrics, too... I did ask the guy who was taking the details, and he agreed 'green' was the right one to go for, so....

[~*Maria*~ 1]

bright PINK !!! hair umm was ya punkette in yer former life or did have a run in with a box of hair dye that didnt work out right hehehe...was there a box for unknown hair colour feather because i didnt notice one

Edited July 26, 2007 by MariaDane

[featherB 1]

bright PINK !!! hair umm was ya punkette in yer former life or did have a run in with a box of hair dye that didnt work out right hehehe...was there a box for unknown hair colour feather because i didnt notice one

There was, honestly! And the bright pink hair was quite deliberate... I liked it!

[~*Maria*~ 1]

bright PINK !!! hair umm was ya punkette in yer former life or did have a run in with a box of hair dye that didnt work out right hehehe...was there a box for unknown hair colour feather because i didnt notice one

There was, honestly! And the bright pink hair was quite deliberate... I liked it!

Uh huh, right then!!

[Bill and Hayley 0]

Pink hair!!!...i remember those days..would do it now if i wasnt too old, well maybe not all over but some nice block hi-lights, think 37 is pushing it abit tho

I think my hair is a mousey colour..so ill just say Brown.

[john_and_marlene 162]

[featherB 1]

Ahem... yes, sorry! ('tho I did answer the OP's question prior to going all OT, soooo... they should have their answer now!)

[john_and_marlene 162]

Yes, they have their answer. Feel free to start a new topic concerning pink hair.