Help: Green card renewal denied due to no-fingerprints

[cmc12]

Yes, you read it correctly.

This isn't my situation but my friend's grandfather. From what she's explained to me he has had a green-card for so long and has worked here legally that they figured they would renew it before it expired. He even tried to apply for citizenship. But both times he was denied because when they went to take his fingerprints, they wouldn't show up.

Initially I thought she meant that he literally never showed up to take them but no. They just wouldn't show up. He *did* have them done for his first residency card but when they tried to run his prints again to renew them, he didn't have any and when they tried to get him citizenship, the same thing happened.

He use to lay hot rebar for his job so his family assumes that that might have been the reason why his fingerprints had worn away over time.

I know, this sounds very strange and peculiar but does anyone have any advice or suggestions? I called the US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and they told me that an appointment with an immigration officer in our local office must be made to accommodate him with that disability/handicap when he re-applies. Do you think that's enough? (I told her that doing this before it expires is probably crucial and any kind of documentation they can provide [previous rejections because of this, medical proof, work proof] would probably help their case too).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. If you have any more specific questions that you need answered please feel free to ask me and I'll reply as soon as I can. This is my first time with this kind of situation.

All the best,
CMC

 

[Bobsmyth]

For naturalization applicants whose FPs are not readable, a police report from all the places the applicant has lived in statutory period is needed by USCIS.
It's highly unlikely they denied him on having unreadable FPs alone. Perhaps he never sent in the required police reports as an alternate to the FPs.

Btw, handicap accommodation has nothing to do with unreadable FPs.

 

[madh4]

Any person above 75 years are exempted from biometrics. Normally if the finger print is not clear, uscis advises applicant to get certificate from all the Police Stations where he resided for last 5 years. Based on that they exempt FP.

 

[cmc12]

Perfect! Thank you so much. I've never had to go through anything like this before so this is a very helpful starting point. I'll be sure to relay that information.