i751 - conditional removal out of country for interview date

[RM1996 14]

Update:
 

I received this email 01/13/25 regarding the rescheduling of my biometrics.

 

The status of this service request is:

You recently contacted us regarding your biometrics. After checking our system, we have found that your biometrics are still valid, and you will not be scheduled for a new appointment at this time. If you need further information regarding the status of your case, please check Case Status online at www.uscis.gov.

Not sure what this means, could it mean that because my green card is STILL valid up until the 24th of January it doesn't need to be rescheduled? On hold with them for an update. My case state has not been updated either.

Edited Monday at 03:16 PM by RM1996

[OldUser 7,323]

34 minutes ago, RM1996 said:

Update:
 

I received this email 01/13/25 regarding the rescheduling of my biometrics.

 

The status of this service request is:

You recently contacted us regarding your biometrics. After checking our system, we have found that your biometrics are still valid, and you will not be scheduled for a new appointment at this time. If you need further information regarding the status of your case, please check Case Status online at www.uscis.gov.

Not sure what this means, could it mean that because my green card is STILL valid up until the 24th of January it doesn't need to be rescheduled? On hold with them for an update. My case state has not been updated either.

Looks like they changed their mind about biometrics. E.g. it's reused now. But keep us posted.

[Family 4,152]

38 minutes ago, RM1996 said:

Update:
 

I received this email 01/13/25 regarding the rescheduling of my biometrics.

 

The status of this service request is:

You recently contacted us regarding your biometrics. After checking our system, we have found that your biometrics are still valid, and you will not be scheduled for a new appointment at this time. If you need further information regarding the status of your case, please check Case Status online at www.uscis.gov.

Not sure what this means, could it mean that because my green card is STILL valid up until the 24th of January it doesn't need to be rescheduled? On hold with them for an update. My case state has not been updated either.

It means you Win. Biometrics will NOT be rescheduled , your case will proceed on its merry way and you have nothing to worry about…no need to call them 

[Crazy Cat 42,100]

1 hour ago, RM1996 said:

Not sure what this means,

It is a golden ticket.  They are not rescheduling your biometrics.  All is good.  Enjoy.  

[RM1996 14]

On 1/13/2025 at 11:55 AM, Crazy Cat said:

It is a golden ticket.  They are not rescheduling your biometrics.  All is good.  Enjoy.  

Thank you! Is it normal nothing has been updated in my USCIS account?

[OldUser 7,323]

31 minutes ago, RM1996 said:

Thank you! Is it normal nothing has been updated in my USCIS account?

Yes. Status often lags behind

[JKLSemicolon 419]

On 1/13/2025 at 8:15 AM, RM1996 said:

Update:
 

I received this email 01/13/25 regarding the rescheduling of my biometrics.

 

The status of this service request is:

You recently contacted us regarding your biometrics. After checking our system, we have found that your biometrics are still valid, and you will not be scheduled for a new appointment at this time. If you need further information regarding the status of your case, please check Case Status online at www.uscis.gov.

Not sure what this means, could it mean that because my green card is STILL valid up until the 24th of January it doesn't need to be rescheduled? On hold with them for an update. My case state has not been updated either.

I find this confusing since you are removing conditions after originally entering on a CR-1 visa, and I am not familiar with biometrics already being on file  when going that route (as opposed to those who have previously provided biometrics during Adjustment of Status).

 

Maybe others can weigh in on that?

[RM1996 14]

56 minutes ago, JKLSemicolon said:

I find this confusing since you are removing conditions after originally entering on a CR-1 visa, and I am not familiar with biometrics already being on file  when going that route (as opposed to those who have previously provided biometrics during Adjustment of Status).

 

Maybe others can weigh in on that?

Yes would love to know. I contacted them twice today and both of them hung up on me.
 

Also tried Emma on chat today and the chats have been ended by all 3 representatives. 

 

Not sure how to get answers, seems like they don’t want to tell me anything 🥲

[Lemonslice 4,960]

1 hour ago, JKLSemicolon said:

I find this confusing since you are removing conditions after originally entering on a CR-1 visa, and I am not familiar with biometrics already being on file  when going that route (as opposed to those who have previously provided biometrics during Adjustment of Status).

 

Maybe others can weigh in on that?

I'm not sure what is confusing.

 

They have biometrics on file.

They consider those to be valid.

No need to do them.

 

 

....

When I renewed my 10 years card, they reused the ones I had taken over 10 years prior.  If it's good enough for them, I'm not going to argue or ask why 🤷‍♀️ (Bonus is that I look all young on my card)

Edited Wednesday at 09:20 PM by Lemonslice

[OldUser 7,323]

54 minutes ago, RM1996 said:

Not sure how to get answers, seems like they don’t want to tell me anything 🥲

Those tier 1 agents cannot see much more than you can while looking at online status. I'd say most of the times, they're there to provide some canned responses to get you disconnected as fast as possible. They probably have a target for how many people per hour they should reply to.

 

Don't take info above as absolute truth, but this is my impresison based on observations.

Edited Wednesday at 09:21 PM by OldUser

[JKLSemicolon 419]

1 hour ago, Lemonslice said:

I'm not sure what is confusing.

 

They have biometrics on file.

They consider those to be valid.

No need to do them.

 

 

....

When I renewed my 10 years card, they reused the ones I had taken over 10 years prior.  If it's good enough for them, I'm not going to argue or ask why 🤷‍♀️ (Bonus is that I look all young on my card)

I am questioning when/how any biometrics came to be on file in this case.

[Lemonslice 4,960]

21 minutes ago, JKLSemicolon said:

I am questioning when/how any biometrics came to be on file in this case.

They take biometrics at the interview (well, they took mines), I don't think they issue visas without biometrics. 

 

Then, the point of biometrics is that they shouldn't change/change minimally so that they can be used to identify someone.  For most adults, there's probably very little benefits to redoing them as often as they used to.

[RM1996 14]

1 hour ago, JKLSemicolon said:

I am questioning when/how any biometrics came to be on file in this case.

I had biometrics done when I first moved to America on my CR1 visa. From memory, I couldn’t get my SSN/GC till I completed it. No one I knew from Australia who moved on a CR1 visa with me was required to complete the biometrics but I was. 

[Lemonslice 4,960]

6 hours ago, RM1996 said:

I had biometrics done when I first moved to America on my CR1 visa. From memory, I couldn’t get my SSN/GC till I completed it. No one I knew from Australia who moved on a CR1 visa with me was required to complete the biometrics but I was. 

Which year did you immigrate?  They also took your biometrics at the embassy/consulate during the interview.  Maybe those were not clear enough and that is why you had to redo them after entry.  

[RM1996 14]

1 hour ago, Lemonslice said:

Which year did you immigrate?  They also took your biometrics at the embassy/consulate during the interview.  Maybe those were not clear enough and that is why you had to redo them after entry.  

Yes you rejogged my memory! I got a letter saying they weren’t clear enough. I immigrated in 2023 🙂