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zukko78 said:
Thank you @Gata2203! Your words inspire me, I try to be positive.
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Though I still suggest to talk to Tier 2, maybe in my case that was a coincidence but I saw that USCIS tried to charge my card on July 13, 2020 (just same day when I spoke to Tier 2...). I don't know. Then I had a whole story with card charges but finally on July 15, 2020 payments successfully went through for all my family members ( I had an issue with one of my kid's payment). Hope this helps.
 
Gata2203 said:
Though I still suggest to talk to Tier 2, maybe in my case that was a coincidence but I saw that USCIS tried to charge my card on July 13, 2020 (just same day when I spoke to Tier 2...). I don't know. Then I had a whole story with card charges but finally on July 15, 2020 payments successfully went through for all my family members ( I had an issue with one of my kid's payment). Hope this helps.
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Thank you again! Will do this tomorrow.
 
Hi guys, congrats on all the ones that already had the interview! Today I went for my interview in Helena, MT without being scheduled for biometrics. The officer immediately noticed that I did not have my biometrics yet so she tried to get my fingerprints but for some reason she couldn't (my ASC opens on the 27th). This whole process took about 45 minutes of me sitting in the waiting area without having any updates. When the officer finally came back said she could not proceed with the interview without having my biometrics taken. The officer kept apologizing because I basically showed up for nothing and said she is making my case an absolute priority and that I should be back to the FO within 2/3 weeks for biometrics and interview (they are going to schedule them on the same day). I'm a little demoralized by this news but I am trying to stay positive for the future weeks.
Hope my experience helps!
 
Sm1smom said:
You don’t have the IL also, or do you? You can leave the service request in place.
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Hi @Sm1smom,
As I mentioned I did my Biometrics on Monday, July 20th; while I had a service request for the biometrics in my file which is requested before receiving the letter. Today I received a response for that service request as an email from USCIS:
"USCIS has reviewed your Service Request. Our systems are showing that you were scheduled for a Biometrics appointment on July 20, 2020, however you did not appear as requested."
This is surprising since I already did my biometrics on that day and I have a stamped letter. What should I do?
Thanks.
 
Hi Mom,
i got a letter confirming that my previous biometric is used and they are working on my case at the moment and would contact me if they need more information. Should I try to contact tier or ask for congressman inquiry on my case at this point? or it would be better to just wait for the interview letter? i received my NOA on 6/27/20 after a delay due to my address problem. Thanks
 
RezaReza said:
Hi @Sm1smom,
As I mentioned I did my Biometrics on Monday, July 20th; while I had a service request for the biometrics in my file which is requested before receiving the letter. Today I received a response for that service request as an email from USCIS:
"USCIS has reviewed your Service Request. Our systems are showing that you were scheduled for a Biometrics appointment on July 20, 2020, however you did not appear as requested."
This is surprising since I already did my biometrics on that day and I have a stamped letter. What should I do?
Thanks.
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Ignore it!
 
glandghar said:
Hi Mom,
i got a letter confirming that my previous biometric is used and they are working on my case at the moment and would contact me if they need more information. Should I try to contact tier or ask for congressman inquiry on my case at this point? or it would be better to just wait for the interview letter? i received my NOA on 6/27/20 after a delay due to my address problem. Thanks
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Congrats! When were your previous bio taken? Was it inside the US or in a US embassy? Thank you!
 
AsianLily said:
The one brought to Cunsulate general was the full version of family register (with details of all the family members' birthday, birth place and their parents= my grandparents), so the translation would be a lot of info. And the consulate version eliminated unnecessary info. The offier today asked if I have the original in Japanese(full version), but I didn't bring it with me. Even if I did, that is not the exact translation so it would not have been approved.
Luckily, I have short version with me here which includes my info and my parents's names, so I will bring this version with translation on Monday.
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So you should have had the short version translated since you already have it. Since you needed to submit a copy of the original version and the translated version together, it made sense for the IO to have rejected the abbreviated translated version the embassy gave you - the translated copy needs to be word for word. So yes, even if you had the full version with you at your interview, the IO would still have requested you return with a full translation.
 
Gata2203 said:
Hello @Sm1smom, hello everyone!

I am glad to share that I got my bio appointment letter today. The bio is scheduled for Aug 03, 2020 at 1pm @ Elizabeth Asc. That was really quick and I DID nothing (to stimulate the process). Our NOAs were received on July 21, 2020!

The other thing that I don't quite understand is that I ALSO have same date and time bio appointment letter for my 4yo son...(Code 2).

The weird thing to me is that I was expecting them for myself and my spouse. Still there is nothing sent to my spouse and my other kid.

I will call USCIS tomorrow and try to talk to Tier 2 to figure out about that.

Mom, is it a normal practice to get Bio letter for a minor?

Thank you
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Your minor kid’s photo and thumb print still needs to be taken for the GC, so getting a bio notice for a minor is normal. Nothing unusual about it. I’m sure your spouse’s and the other kids notice will show up also soon.
 
AsianLily said:
I went to the interview today, and want to share my experience. I am in NY.
1. Biometrics
As I wrote here before, I got a letter a week before the interview date without no biometrics appointment.
And they were calling me many times with no caller ID. It was actually from them, the officer told me today.
The fact is they did the fingerprint on today at the same building in Manhattan!
So right after the interview, they instructed me to go to another floor to have it done.
Application support center is supposed to be in another location.
So it was all done today!

2. Birth Certificate
I brought birth certificate issuded by Consulate General of Japan (my country), which says "Birth Certificate" with my parents' and my info.
But they did not accept it. They asked for original certificate (well, in Japan we don't have a birth certificate, so it is the proof of family)
So I have to bring the original one in Japanese and translation (translated word by word), and translator certificate.
I fet it is so weird that they don't take "official" English birth certificate, but that was what I was told!

3. Interview
There were only one person in the waiting room. I was called and taken inside.

The officer asked specifically about my current visa, O1, how I am maintaining it.
Honestly, I don't have a constant income now because of pandemic, so I hoped she would understand.
I submitted one email of the acitng gig telling me when I am working and how much I would get paid.
I couldn't show enough proof of current income, but I already submitted bank statement, tax return of past years etc, so hope those help.

As is known, she went through all categories of I485&I944
At the end, she almost forgot to ask me sign I485 and I944 last pages, until I reminded her of that.
She appreciated me for reminding.

I hope this helps!! Good luck for everyone.
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Just to clarify, the birth certificate you provided was only the English translation from your consulate, correct?
You didn't provide the Japanese version, did I understand that right?
 
RezaReza said:
Hi @Sm1smom,
As I mentioned I did my Biometrics on Monday, July 20th; while I had a service request for the biometrics in my file which is requested before receiving the letter. Today I received a response for that service request as an email from USCIS:
"USCIS has reviewed your Service Request. Our systems are showing that you were scheduled for a Biometrics appointment on July 20, 2020, however you did not appear as requested."
This is surprising since I already did my biometrics on that day and I have a stamped letter. What should I do?
Thanks.
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Call USCIS tomorrow and discuss the update you got regarding the service request. Let them know you already completed the bio, ask to know if they can see any information regarding the completed bio. If the tier 1 rep can’t see this, request to be connected to a tier 2 personnel. Don’t ignore the update. You want to go on record with USCIS to get this discrepancy resolved. You don’t want to end up with an erroneously denied case due to a technical glitch from their side.
 
glandghar said:
Hi Mom,
i got a letter confirming that my previous biometric is used and they are working on my case at the moment and would contact me if they need more information. Should I try to contact tier or ask for congressman inquiry on my case at this point? or it would be better to just wait for the interview letter? i received my NOA on 6/27/20 after a delay due to my address problem. Thanks
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Give it some time, allow the process to work on its own for now.
 
Yesterday I’ve got the bio letters for 8/3. Interestingly, I have 2 adults and 2 kids and only got 3 letters (missing one kid). I was going to contact USCIS, but then today I’ve got ANOTHER 4 letters with bio appointments for all of us. The date and time is the same. So I guess it was a glitch.
Also it is so happened that my wife and kids already did bio last week for the visa purposes. But of course we will go all together on 8/3 - it is better to do bio twice, then trying to play with the system.
I’m at Boston FO, Revere MA ASC. I’ll update the spreadsheet when I get to my laptop.
 
aprilg said:
Yesterday I’ve got the bio letters for 8/3. Interestingly, I have 2 adults and 2 kids and only got 3 letters (missing one kid). I was going to contact USCIS, but then today I’ve got ANOTHER 4 letters with bio appointments for all of us. The date and time is the same. So I guess it was a glitch.
Also it is so happened that my wife and kids already did bio last week for the visa purposes. But of course we will go all together on 8/3 - it is better to do bio twice, then trying to play with the system.
I’m at Boston FO, Revere MA ASC. I’ll update the spreadsheet when I get to my laptop.
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What do you mean by your wife and kids already did bio last week for visa purposes? Which visa application? Where was the bio done?
 
Sm1smom said:
What do you mean by your wife and kids already did bio last week for visa purposes? Which visa application? Where was the bio done?
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We applied for h4 extension. USCIS requires biometrics now for that (since 2 or 3 years ago). They did bio in the same ASC (Revere MA). Sorry for the confusion. I shouldn’t have called it visa. It is the status extension to be precise. Of course we are all in the US now.
p.s. I wonder if they will cancel their appointments later. We will see.
 
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