Missed Biometrics Appointment!

[borreman]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV

I am under a O visa with my wife and 2 children. The whole green card application process was done from Miami (we now live in Las Vegas), and we had our final biometrics scheduled for this morning in Miami.

Unfortunately, the flight that was schedule to take my whole family and myself from Vegas to Miami last night got cancelled last minute, and it was the last flight out to Miami. I have a statement from the airline company proving the cancellation of the flight.

Any chance of rescheduling the appointment due to unforeseen events? What are my options now? Any help appreciated.

 

[seniorjudge]

Q: Any chance of rescheduling the appointment due to unforeseen events? What are my options now?

A: What did the bureaucrats say when you asked them your questions?

 

[borreman]

The reason I am posting here is because I would like to know my options first and I would like to know what was done on precedents like this one.

Any suggestion appreciated.

 

[seniorjudge]

The reason I am posting here is because I would like to know my options first and I would like to know what was done on precedents like this one.

Any suggestion appreciated.

There are no precedents.

Do as I advised.

 

[evcalyptos]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NV

I am under a O visa with my wife and 2 children. The whole green card application process was done from Miami (we now live in Las Vegas), and we had our final biometrics scheduled for this morning in Miami.

Unfortunately, the flight that was schedule to take my whole family and myself from Vegas to Miami last night got cancelled last minute, and it was the last flight out to Miami. I have a statement from the airline company proving the cancellation of the flight.

Any chance of rescheduling the appointment due to unforeseen events? What are my options now? Any help appreciated.

oh just ignore SJ, I don't know what he is hinting around at...


You have made an error that you need to fix, though. You can not "just" move the way you have done, and hope that your case will follow you. You also can not complete your case in an office that is not your District.

You need to do several things.
- You are all required by law to report your address change to USCIS. This may or may NOT actually get your case transferred. It is primarily to report your physical whereabouts. The form is AR-11 and is available online at uscis.gov

-You need to notify your OLD office (Miami) in writing, that you have moved and ask them to move your case to your NEW office.
-You need to notify your NEW office that you have moved into their District and ask them to request your case from the OLD office.
-Many people find that contacting their elected representative in their NEW district can help keep their case on course.

You should notify the post office that you have changed address, ask for your mail to be forwarded from your FL addy to your NV addy.
You should put your names INSIDE the mailbox at your new address and if possible, introduce yourself to the mailman. No, I'm not kidding.

Moving is one of the major causes of case cancellation; you really need to move with caution.

Finally, about the biometrics, you need to get those done locally--you don't fly back to FL. You can take the biometrics appointment letter to their office and try to get a walk in appointment.

Get busy.. you don't want your 'case abandoned' letter to be delivered to nowhere in Florida.

 

[borreman]

Thank you for your very helpful post. One thing I did not make clear though, is that while we were living in FL, we used an immigration lawyer based in Miami to send the application. She was the one who told me that because it was filed from Miami, there is no way it can be transferred to Las Vegas. Is this completely erroneous? Should we be using the same AR-11 form as you mentionned?

 

[evcalyptos]

Thank you for your very helpful post. One thing I did not make clear though, is that while we were living in FL, we used an immigration lawyer based in Miami to send the application. She was the one who told me that because it was filed from Miami, there is no way it can be transferred to Las Vegas. Is this completely erroneous? Should we be using the same AR-11 form as you mentionned?

In over 6 years of studying the topic, I've never seen anyone do what your attorney proposes. However, I am not a lawyer.

You're required to file AR-11 every time you move until you become a citizen; I don't know how she (the lawyer) proposes going around that.

It --is-- very difficult to get a case transferred successfully, but you're not qualified to be interviewing in Miami if you live in Las Vegas.

 

[seniorjudge]

oh just ignore SJ, I don't know what he is hinting around at...


You have made an error that you need to fix, though. You can not "just" move the way you have done, and hope that your case will follow you. You also can not complete your case in an office that is not your District.

You need to do several things.
- You are all required by law to report your address change to USCIS. This may or may NOT actually get your case transferred. It is primarily to report your physical whereabouts. The form is AR-11 and is available online at uscis.gov

-You need to notify your OLD office (Miami) in writing, that you have moved and ask them to move your case to your NEW office.
-You need to notify your NEW office that you have moved into their District and ask them to request your case from the OLD office.
-Many people find that contacting their elected representative in their NEW district can help keep their case on course.

You should notify the post office that you have changed address, ask for your mail to be forwarded from your FL addy to your NV addy.
You should put your names INSIDE the mailbox at your new address and if possible, introduce yourself to the mailman. No, I'm not kidding.

Moving is one of the major causes of case cancellation; you really need to move with caution.

Finally, about the biometrics, you need to get those done locally--you don't fly back to FL. You can take the biometrics appointment letter to their office and try to get a walk in appointment.

Get busy.. you don't want your 'case abandoned' letter to be delivered to nowhere in Florida.

In other words...I was right!