We did our FP at Alexandria, VA. They were not happy that we showed up a month early. They said, if it is a week early it is ok but a month is too much .
But they agreed since they were not busy. Moreover, we had our 7 month old baby with us and they might have taken pity on us.
The whole process took about 20 to 25 minutes for my husband and me.
We showed our passports for proof of identity. Drivers license is acceptable.
My wife and I have been to the same center last month and it is a straight forward process.
1) Show your passport
2) Fill out the form (basic details)
3) Wait for your turn and get finger printed.
Caution:
1) Make sure that you don't have any cuts or any sought of flakes on your fingers that day.
2) Be alert and make sure that your finger prints are coming up well on the computer screen during the process.
3) Check for any errors on the address and other personal information on the screen, before the process begins (There was an error on my address and I had to get it corrected)
4) The people working on these machines are real lousy and laid-back guys.. Gotta be watchful of the process.
I will do my FP in about one week. I heard someone said that, when you go to do FP, INS will ask you to fill out a form telling them "where do you want your green card finally be mailed to".
I want to ask those who have finished their FP -- Is this true ? What kind of form do they ask you to fill out ?
Ashrit,
nope nothing to worry or nothing complicated.
The form they ask you to fill is just one page with the most basic
questions... name, address, age, height, weight etc.
They give the form back to you and it serves as your receipt.
They keep the FP notice though.
abc12321,
as for your question... they did not ask us anything like that.
The form is for basic info. There are several different reasons people go for FP. They ask you in the form, the reason and I485 is one of the options. But other than that it's pretty basic info., such as Height / Weight / Color of eyes (Use same as listed on your Driver's license). They also ask "Other names used" And I had left it blank, but they wrote my full name there (I had listed my name with middle initial), but they expanded that initial to cover for full name. In case of my wife, it was her maiden name. They give the form back as receipt.
I have a question about Tuberculosis. Is the X-ray examination required for employee-based applicant? The docotor said that I should do the skin test first. If the skin test is positive, then the X-ray exam is required.
However, the instructions of Form I-693 (Rev. 04/25/02) state that: "One of the conditions you will be tested for is tuberculosis. If you are 15 years of age or older, you will be required to have a chest X-ray examination. Exception: If you are pregnant or applying for adjustment of status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, you may choose to have either a chest X-ray or a tuberculin skin test."
What did you do for your Tuberculosis test? Eager to get your answer..
Essentially they want to see the test results of TB. X-ray for chest is a sure way to find that out but skin test can also determine if you are OK or not.
The usual process is to go first for the skin test (almost all BCIS doctors do the same), since it is easy and cheap. But if skin test comes positive then to validate and confirm, the doctor will ask you to get the X ray done which will show a clear picture if you are Ok or not.
I went through the same process of getting the skin test done first, it takes 48 hrs to see the results.
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