I filed the I-131 on June 6, 2018. When will I receive my biometrics appointment notice? What should I pay attention to if I plan to travel during this time?
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A Olusanjo Omoniyi
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyTypically and for future information purposes, an applicant may not receive a biometric appointment until about 30 to 60 days after an application is filed.
Raymond Lahoud
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyBiometrics are typically scheduled 30 to 60 days after the request for a travel document is received by USCIS.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIt can take a few weeks to a month. If you travel, be sure to reschedule or the application can be denied.
Dale Schwartz
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyUsually three to six weeks.
Daniel A Zeft
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyThere is no biometrics appointment for the I-131 process. The applicant includes two photos at the time of filing the I-131.
Salvatore Picataggio
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIt may take a month or more to receive biometrics. If this I-131 was part of the adjustment of status package (with the I-485 and I-765), you should not travel without the advanced parole being approved.
BoBi Ahn
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyUsually within 30 days of filing, USCIS issues the biometrics appointment notice.
Charles Foster
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyTypically, you will receive the biometrics shortly after you have filed your application for a U.S. re-entry permit on Form I-131. Your notice for same could come in within a matter of weeks or months. To apply for a U.S. re-entry permit, you would typically already have conditional permanent residency or be a lawful permanent resident. As such, normally you do not need a U.S. re-entry permit to travel unless you are planning to stay out of the U.S. for an extended period of time or unless you do not have a travel document and need one for the purposes of obtaining a third country visa.
Julia Roussinova
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyGenerally, within three to four weeks of receipt of your I-131. If your travel document is advance parole, you may not travel outside the U.S. until you receive it.
Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyNormally, there are no biometrics with advance parole if this a re-entry permit. If yes, it takes three to six weeks for biometrics, but that depends on the biometrics slots at the location you specified.
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