"Advantage" in getting FP done ahead of time

[gc7890]

My first time FP is scheduled for Feb 28. Is there any advantage in getting it done b4 that date (assuming they allow). Will it in anyway expedite my I140/I485/EAD/AP??

Are I140/I485/EAD/AP dependent on FP?

 

[pralay]

nope, INS processing depends on the priority date.
FBI fingerprint processing is parellel and it has nothing to do with
priority date and annual INS immigration quota.

 

[pipladi]

Thanks for the clarification

 

[TSC Hopeful]

Not Priority Date

Since immigrant visas (greencards) are now available for all nationalities, priority dates are not relevant. Most service centers processed based on Receipt Dates of your I-485.

Will it help to do FP earlier? Only Texas is known to process based on when your FP is done. Several people did not get FP notice after more than 18 months from their receipt date. There are however, some applicants who got their FP notices much earlier. Coincidentally, their I-485s had also been approved earlier.