As many of you know, there are certain applications filed at USCIS that require the applicant to appear before a designated local district office for biometrics appointment.

On June 28, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services launched a new self-service tool allowing benefit requestors, and their attorneys and accredited representatives, to reschedule most biometric ...

USCIS acknowledged that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is experiencing delays in scheduling or rescheduling appointments at ASCs to collect biometric data from applicants.

USCIS has canceled biometric appointments for thousands of immigrants but was expected to reschedule them once the agency got back to normal operations, which has no ...

USCIS is working to safely maximize appointment capacity at ASCs and are also reusing previously collected biometrics to conduct background and security checks when authorized by law. Based on ...

Some of the hold up is due to delays in scheduling biometrics appointments, which USCIS requires first-time DACA petitioners to attend in-person, Palmer added.

Biometric authentication is mandatory for renewing H4 visas and employment authorisation document. With appointments getting delayed for months, visa holders are planning to take legal recourse ...

The biometric services fee exemption will apply to all applicants filing on or after Oct.1, including those applicants filing Form I-539 requesting an extension of stay in or change of status to H-4, ...