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| Des Moines IA |  Review on March 4, 2011: |
sorchaine
Rating:  | Review Topic: Walk-in Filing
Walk-in Biometrics for AOS/EAD
Original appointment was for March 28th, but decided to try to walk-in on March 4th. Arrived at 9:25 AM. **Despite letter saying it was room 949, it's actually room 101 on the 1st floor** Went up to the security guard and gave him the appointment letter and passport. He went to stamp the letter and stopped then asked why we were coming in almost one month early. Told him to get it over with and thought we would see if we could get it done now. He said he had to check with the lady in the back first. He was very nice. He went to speak to her and came back and told us that she would go ahead and do it since no one else was there. He said that they used to allow walk-ins, but are more strict now with them.
He gave my husband the paper to fill out and he brought it back up, gave it to the lady and she called him over. Took fingerprints of all his fingers twice then his photo. Said that his EAD would arrive soon, but she couldn't tell us when. Then she had my husband fill out a comment card and that was it!
There was another gentleman who came in while I was waiting for my husband. He was helped by another lady. She was not as friendly and nice as the other one or the security guard. The gentleman told her that he was in town and wanted to see if he could get his biometrics done early, his appointment was for March 10th. She told him that they prefer if you reschedule your appointment if you can't make it on that day and that they don't normally accept walk-ins, but she would accept him this time.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #7225