Response from Officer R. Cruz

[gc_void]

Hi,

I received the following message from CSC-XII.485@dhs.gov when I enquired about the name check status for my spouse.

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Your case, along with your spouse (principal applicant), are scheduled for the fingerprint appointment at the USCIS San Jose office on XXXXXXX at XXX PM. Unfortunately, you must be re-fingerprinted because your previous prints expired. The appointment notices will be mailed out shortly. Thank you.

Officer R. Cruz
California Service Center
Congressional & Customer Service Relations
Division XII
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Does this mean that the name check has been cleared. We had our fingerprints taken in Jan'05 and I am assuming they have expired now.

But in Oct '05 we completed a Biometrics Code 2 appt. (which also included finger printing). Is biometrics a seperate procedure from the regular finger printing.

My I-485 ND 12/14/04: Status name check pending.

Thanks

 

[GCIsTortoise]

It probably means nothing, just FP expired. You FP notice should be code 1 which is used for FBI FP check. Biometric is for green card itself.

 

[gc_void]

Thanks GCIsTortoise. Will the FBI name check process now be re-initiated as part of the new finger printing.

 

[gp111]

Thanks GCIsTortoise. Will the FBI name check process now be re-initiated as part of the new finger printing.

Name Check & Finger Print has no connection with each other

 

[GCIsTortoise]

Thanks GCIsTortoise. Will the FBI name check process now be re-initiated as part of the new finger printing.

No. this FP is just for criminal check not name check. What I don't understand is that how a criminal changes finger print very year.

 

[gp111]

No. this FP is just for criminal check not name check. What I don't understand is that how a criminal changes finger print very year.

Criminal do not change FP.. but the FBI database is updated daily with new cases & new FPs.. So USCIS wants updated info from FBI about the applicant involved in any crime after 15 months of first Info received.