is this true? it's from I-485 backlog petition
4. Implement the increased validity period of Finger Printing:
Many service centers, despite instructions from BCIS HQ to the contrary, keep sending fingerprinting notices after 15 months under the assumption that fingerprints expire after 15 months. That is no longer the BCIS policy. Service Centers should be educated and the new policy implemented permitting fingerprints to remain unexpired through pendency of I-485.
4. Implement the increased validity period of Finger Printing:
Many service centers, despite instructions from BCIS HQ to the contrary, keep sending fingerprinting notices after 15 months under the assumption that fingerprints expire after 15 months. That is no longer the BCIS policy. Service Centers should be educated and the new policy implemented permitting fingerprints to remain unexpired through pendency of I-485.