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fbi name check question
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woodscience
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FBI name check
I sent Email to FBI asking about electronically taken fingerprints processing time. Here is what they answered: "Fingerprints taken in USCIS office are sent to us electronically. It takes us 24 hours to process them and electronically send report back to the USCIS office".
I sent Email to FBI asking about electronically taken fingerprints processing time. Here is what they answered: "Fingerprints taken in USCIS office are sent to us electronically. It takes us 24 hours to process them and electronically send report back to the USCIS office".
From reading different sites, I understand that fingerprints and FBI name check (security clearance) are two different things.
Are there any other clearances?
Fingerprints are fast, but the name check is a separate thing, which takes a longer time.
If I am wrong somebody, please, correct me.
Are there any other clearances?
Fingerprints are fast, but the name check is a separate thing, which takes a longer time.
If I am wrong somebody, please, correct me.
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woodscience
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FBI Name Check
Please read this, copied from the FBI web-site: http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress03/garrity071003.htm
Resolution Rate
Approximately 85% of name checks are electronically returned as having "No Record" within 72 hours. A "No Record" indicates that the FBI's Central Records System contains no identifiable information regarding to this individual. By agreement with State, partially due to our concern about the time factors in approving most visa requests, a No Record equates to a No Objection to the issuance of a visa. The substantive investigative divisions in the FBI, (i.e., Counterterrorism Division (CTD), Counterintelligence Division (CD), Criminal Investigative Division (CID) and the Cyber Division (CyD)) do not review visa requests where there is no record of the individual. Duplicate submissions (i.e., identically spelled names with identical dates of birth submitted within the last 120 days) are not checked and the duplicate findings are returned to State.
Because a name and birth date are not sufficient to positively correlate the file with an individual, additional review is required. A secondary manual name search usually identifies an additional 10% of the requests as having a "No Record", for a 95% overall "No Record" response rate. This is usually accomplished within a week of the request. The remaining 5% are identified as possibly being the subject of an FBI record. The FBI record must now be retrieved and reviewed. If the records were electronically uploaded into the FBI Automated Case Support (ACS) electronic recordkeeping system, it can be viewed quickly. If not, the relevant information must be retrieved from the existing paper record. Review of this information will determine whether the information is identified with the subject of the request. If not, the request is closed as a "No Record."
Please read this, copied from the FBI web-site: http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress03/garrity071003.htm
Resolution Rate
Approximately 85% of name checks are electronically returned as having "No Record" within 72 hours. A "No Record" indicates that the FBI's Central Records System contains no identifiable information regarding to this individual. By agreement with State, partially due to our concern about the time factors in approving most visa requests, a No Record equates to a No Objection to the issuance of a visa. The substantive investigative divisions in the FBI, (i.e., Counterterrorism Division (CTD), Counterintelligence Division (CD), Criminal Investigative Division (CID) and the Cyber Division (CyD)) do not review visa requests where there is no record of the individual. Duplicate submissions (i.e., identically spelled names with identical dates of birth submitted within the last 120 days) are not checked and the duplicate findings are returned to State.
Because a name and birth date are not sufficient to positively correlate the file with an individual, additional review is required. A secondary manual name search usually identifies an additional 10% of the requests as having a "No Record", for a 95% overall "No Record" response rate. This is usually accomplished within a week of the request. The remaining 5% are identified as possibly being the subject of an FBI record. The FBI record must now be retrieved and reviewed. If the records were electronically uploaded into the FBI Automated Case Support (ACS) electronic recordkeeping system, it can be viewed quickly. If not, the relevant information must be retrieved from the existing paper record. Review of this information will determine whether the information is identified with the subject of the request. If not, the request is closed as a "No Record."
woodscience
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95% of requests are accomplished within a week. Only 5% takes longer. I think that USCIS is the reason of all dalays.
If ur case is based on marriage, probably u will get everything done in one year. A few years ago it took 2 years to get everything done. Thats why most of the people think that the reason is name check. I think, the reason is that USCIS is overloaded of too many cases and that causes delay.