Finger Print Day

Today we got up really early and drove downtown to the USCIS office to have our "biometrics" taken. Biometrics is just a fancy term for finger prints. This is part of the I-600 application and it's simply a criminal background check for both us. Overall, it was uneventful. We got down there about an hour before our appointment time. Don't laugh, traffic has sucked here lately and we weren't sure about the parking. The office was actually in a small strip mall on Jefferson Avenue just north of Cheyne Park. We sat there for about half an hour then to my total shock, they opened the doors and let us in. Wow, a government facility opening it's doors early. So we went in, filled out a one page form and had our prints taken. No more ink and paper in the 21st century. There is a very small scanner, very similar to a normal flatbed consumer scanner, and they just roll your fingers over it. And just like that, you're in the system. We were in and out before our appointment was supposed to start.

So unless I'm missing something, it truly is the waiting game. And like I've said in other posts, we have no control over the time frame. It's a when it happens it happens situation. Until then, please feel free to post any comments or questions. See you all next time.