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Just completed my FP in Des Moines, IOWA.
It was excellent. Very easy and only took 10-15 minutes.
I live in Minneapolis and had to drive down to Des Moines because INS goofed up and scheduled my FP in Des Moines, they got confused because my attorney has a Des Moines Address.
Left Minneapolis at 7:00 am reached Des Moines at 11:00 am. Searched for about 15 minutes for the building and found it on Walnut Street. Walnut Street is a pedestrian only street so you have to navigate to it via a parallel street called locust street. Being a Federal Building no visitor parking is allowed inside the building. But metered parking right in front was plenty. There is security so had to pass through metal detectors to enter the building. Once in , went directly to the stated room number 369. Was redirected to room number 371, right next door. There were no other people waiting so the lady helped me out immediately. Person asked me for the FP request letter and an ID and asked me to fill out another form with name, address, A# etc. The lady then had me apply lotion to my fingers and fingertips and then pressed my fingertips on a glass plate. The machine snapped a picture of the image and automatically said "pass" or "fail". If fail you do it again after applying more lotion. All in all a very easy process. She then stamped the back of the form that I just filled with a stamp saying "FP done on date 3/27/01". INS keeps the FP request letter but you get to take the stamped form back.
The whole process took 10 minutes and I was back on the road.
Wednesdays are days where walk-ins are allowed and it may be busy on Wedenesday. Other days, only person with appts are allowed.
Good luck to all.
EB2 NSC 485 RD 11/12/00 ND 11/16/00 AD/EAD 2/25/01. FP 3/27/01
It was excellent. Very easy and only took 10-15 minutes.
I live in Minneapolis and had to drive down to Des Moines because INS goofed up and scheduled my FP in Des Moines, they got confused because my attorney has a Des Moines Address.
Left Minneapolis at 7:00 am reached Des Moines at 11:00 am. Searched for about 15 minutes for the building and found it on Walnut Street. Walnut Street is a pedestrian only street so you have to navigate to it via a parallel street called locust street. Being a Federal Building no visitor parking is allowed inside the building. But metered parking right in front was plenty. There is security so had to pass through metal detectors to enter the building. Once in , went directly to the stated room number 369. Was redirected to room number 371, right next door. There were no other people waiting so the lady helped me out immediately. Person asked me for the FP request letter and an ID and asked me to fill out another form with name, address, A# etc. The lady then had me apply lotion to my fingers and fingertips and then pressed my fingertips on a glass plate. The machine snapped a picture of the image and automatically said "pass" or "fail". If fail you do it again after applying more lotion. All in all a very easy process. She then stamped the back of the form that I just filled with a stamp saying "FP done on date 3/27/01". INS keeps the FP request letter but you get to take the stamped form back.
The whole process took 10 minutes and I was back on the road.
Wednesdays are days where walk-ins are allowed and it may be busy on Wedenesday. Other days, only person with appts are allowed.
Good luck to all.
EB2 NSC 485 RD 11/12/00 ND 11/16/00 AD/EAD 2/25/01. FP 3/27/01