kostyaby

I am petitioning a family of five with the I-134A. Went into the USCIS office today and submitted biometrics (it's a new process, apparently). They had to take a bunch of photos and a bunch of fingerprints. 3 of 5 cases updated the same time indicating that USCIS is now actively processing them. Cases were submitted July 26, 2024. I previously applied for 8-9 U4U I-134As. This is looking promising for my beneficiaries, I think. It seems like they're doing the biometrics to limit the amount of U4Us that can come, since USCIS offices can only schedule so many biometric appointments.

I submitted I-134 U4U for a family of five 2 months ago. Today received notice that biometrics appointment was scheduled for me (the petitioner). Is this something new that USCIS is doing to prevent fraud? Never heard of this and never seen it on any forum. Usually U4U is pretty straight forward and does not require the petitioner to go into the office.

Any success? From what I've seen it's a one-time thing, which I wish they would have specified somewhere. It's somewhat unfair because the U4Us that stayed the full 2 years are now able to apply for re-parole, but those that left for urgent reasons are out of luck.