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Biometrics Appointment Was Scheduled

Your biometrics appointment has been scheduled.

What it means

USCIS scheduled an appointment to take your fingerprints and photo. The notice gives the date, time and location -- attendance is required, and the appointment is assigned, not chosen.

What happens next

Attend with the notice and photo ID. If the date does not work, request a reschedule before the appointment rather than skipping it.

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Official USCIS wording

On September 9, 2026, we scheduled you for a biometrics appointment and sent you an appointment notice for Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you do not receive your appointment notice by October 9, 2026, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

677 cases I track in this state

I-130 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-130	399
I-485	188
I-765	65