Is Your Biometric Appointment Cancelled by USCIS?

Is your biometric appointment cancelled? Or maybe you are still waiting for yours to be scheduled? Don't worry, you did not do anything wrong. It's very common during the COVID-19 pandemic!

USCIS Cancelled Thousands of Biometric Appointments

In order to protect their staff and implement proper measurements on sanitizing the offices, USICS has cancelled many biometric appointments since March 2020, which affected thousands of immigrations. USCIS indicated that these cancelled appointments will be rescheduled once the agency get back to normal operations. However, this has not happened yet, which is why many applications are "paused" in the process. 

As we can see, USCIS continues to experience delays in scheduling and rescheduling appointment at Application Support Centers where they collect biometric data from immigrations.  The agency is working extra hours to minimize delays. No delays beyond the payment validity date are anticipated. 

So be patient! Your appointment will come up eventually, it just takes time. 

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