07/17/2003: Notice of Cancellation of Re-Fingerprinting Appointments - Any Good News?
The fingerprint is valid for 15 months, but beginning sometime back, the Service Centers started sending out re-fingerprint notices to the I-485 waiters even if they took the print only a few months back. A large number of people complied with the refingerprint notices and took another fingerprint, because people assumed that it was not errors but probably related to security clearance needs.
Now, all of sudden, people start receiving one or two sentence notice from the BCIS that the fingerprint was taken in their cases less than 13 months and BCIS was cancelling the refingerprint notices. Until the motive of such change of practice is made available, one can only guess its implication. One implication can be that the BCIS may adjudicate such 485 cases before the fingerprint expires in 15 months. Readers, this is just a wild guess of this reporter with no reliable sources of information. Let's cross our fingers, and wait and see!
Source: immigration-law.com
There was a discussion on this board also. One does not need to do 2nd or 3rd FP if he/she has already completed it recently. BCIS is "trying" to process I-485s before FP expiration ... We can only wait and see if that's the case.
poongunranar - Did you try calling and telling them about your imminent FP expiry? Try telling them you're trying to save them money by avoiding 2nd FP!!
and will be