What to Do After Missing a Biometrics Appointment: Remedies Described by an Attorney
A reader who missed a biometrics appointment due to business travel asked whether to call USCIS to reschedule. This article relays the introduction by Michigan/Ohio immigration attorney Taylor Jameson on NOLO: within one week, one may copy the appointment letter and check 'request for rescheduling' and mail it back; contact the local ASC to ask whether walk-in is accepted; also reschedule by phone or online; if missed and not contacted promptly, the application may be deemed abandoned and denied.
A reader asked: "Because I was away on a business trip, I only found the biometrics appointment letter today, but the appointment time on it has already passed—it was five days ago. What should I do now? Should I call USCIS to have them reschedule me?"
Immigration attorney Taylor Jameson, who practices in Michigan and Ohio, wrote about this issue in NOLO [source]. The main points are summarized below:
- If this just happened recently (within a week), first make a copy of your appointment letter for your records, then find the "request for rescheduling" option on the appointment letter, check it, and send it back to USCIS to request a new appointment. However, USCIS may take several weeks to respond.
- Contact the ASC (application support center) in your area to ask whether they accept walk-ins. If they do, bring your appointment letter and go directly; if you encounter a more accommodating officer, they may process you on the spot after you explain the situation. However, this method is not guaranteed to work.
- You can also reschedule by phone or through the USCIS website.
If you miss your biometrics appointment and fail to contact USCIS promptly, they may consider your application abandoned and deny it.
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