Srikanth Reddy
Oct 21, 2021
Will USCIS use my biometrics from 10 years ago? Is it too old? Anyone?
They had my fingerprints 10 years ago. Can they skip my biometrics and reuse from 10 years ago?
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 211 days
Case
2021-08-23
2022-03-22
I-485
211 Days
National Benefits Center: I-485
Timeline Map
2021-08-23
I-485
Submission to USCIS
2021-12-23
I-485
D+122
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2022-02-03
I-485
D+164
Interview
2022-03-22
I-485
D+211
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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Paa KwesiOct 21, 2021
I've seen people with more recent biometrics that were not reused. But USCIS is not exactly the most organized so who knows?
Srikanth ReddyOct 21, 2021
Hey Will. Wassup Man. What’s going on with your case?
Paa KwesiOct 21, 2021
Still waiting.... It's only been about 16 days since I got biometrics so I'm not exactly expecting anything soon.
Fer JaviOct 21, 2021
they used mine i485 (2010)
this year n400 (april)
Srikanth ReddyOct 21, 2021
@Fer What year you filed I485?
Srikanth ReddyOct 21, 2021
Share your timeline Will. Will you?
Kk kOct 21, 2021
@will sparks what's your pd
Fer JaviOct 21, 2021
february 2010
Paa KwesiOct 21, 2021
@KK K PD August 18, Biometrics October 4
Srikanth ReddyOct 21, 2021
Thats more than 10 years ago. Hope they do the same with mine. Thank you Fer for the proof of slight possibilty.
Srikanth ReddyOct 21, 2021
@Fer Javi Will the status updates to biometrics reused if they reused mine?
M COct 21, 2021
Same question here ! Can you please keep me updated in case they reuse your biometrics? Mine are from 2014 thanks!
Fer JaviOct 21, 2021
@Srikanth not in my case, they just skip the step but they send me a letter.
Uros JovanovicOct 21, 2021
It’s their choice whether they will reuse it or not. They reused mine but haven’t sent me any notification regarding that one.
Farheen AslamOct 21, 2021
@Srikanth .I also had given biometrics 10 yrs ago but they didn’t reuse .They only can reuse if it was given in the last 15 months .You will still get biometric appointment it will say code 5 instead of code 3 wherein they will take fingerprints of your two fingers and do match in the system
Uros JovanovicOct 21, 2021
there isn’t a magic number of months that they go by (i.e. if you gave fp 14 months ago then they will send you a bio). I know people who gave their fp 3 years ago or 4 years ago and the USCIS reused those fp.
Srikanth ReddyOct 22, 2021
Thank you all for valuable info. We will know in next couple of months how USCIS is operating atleast in my case.
