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[ArgentineDreams]

After waiting almost ten weeks, I called to check the status of my FBI background check and they said they had difficulty reading my fingerprints. My print card is now under a �specialty unit� that tries to decipher hard to read fingerprint cards. Now I have to wait 1-2 weeks to hear back from them�

I am down to the wire here; I have a job lined up next month in Korea and I am waiting on this last part of the required visa documents. (I was going to obtain the federal Apostille personally in DC.)

I would have submitted multiple fingerprint cards at the time of my request, but I wasn�t even aware of fingerprints being rejected. In fact, I have only heard of those occurrences from reading these forums and other research online. Even when I think about it now, if law enforcement can take fingerprints from crime scenes, you think an actual fingerprint card would be a walk in the park for them.

I have found posts on this site saying to contact your home district�s congressmen to speed up the process- which looks like the miracle I will need now- but has anybody had success in doing this? How about senators?

What can I do now? Has anybody ever been through this situation and have advice?

[Feloria]

People were calling their congressmen and the like to try to speed up the process for getting the Apostille on the CBC, not for getting the CBC itself.
From what I was told before, you can't speed up the FBI process. Many a person from this site has tried, and been told the same thing; it's not possible.
You can try calling people though just in case--but I fear you will get the same response.
I know--it sucks!
I feel for you--I went through all of this bullshit over the summer.
Good Luck!

[22tea77]

I went through that a few years back.

They sent back my rejected prints and told me to get them redone.
I was given a special code and/or enevelope (can't remember) which would give priority to and expedite the second submission.

BTW, I was never contacted about a "possible problem" with my prints or that they were in a "specialty unit"...they just sent them back - rejected!

I also agree with you...you would think that catching a murderer based on smeared prints would make processing a slightly imperfect fingerprint card a walk in the park.

I too was shocked when they were returned.


Luckily, I didn't actually need them as I wound up renewing at my current job.


Anyhow, I hope the "specialty unit" can pull a miracle for you and your situation will be resolved quickly.

Best of luck!

[ArgentineDreams]

Hey 22tea77,

By any chance do you remember how long they said the expedited second submission would take that they offered you?

I am planning for the worst, but hoping for the best.

[22tea77]

[Pinehurst]

Has anyone done the electronic fingerprints for the E2, or is this still not an option?

[Feloria]

What do you mean "electronic?"
Do you mean digital?
I did mine at a couple different sheriff stations, and it was all done digitally where you just hold your fingers down on a scanner thing.
If they weren't a good read, they could be corrected right there.
The cop had to redo my index finger a few times.
I had no problems after submitting my prints.
I mentioned to a couple different cops that they must be glad they don't have to use ink anymore, and they both said that reading prints done with ink was a "nightmare."
Do they even use ink these days?

[emetib]

Before I came to Korea I did the digital version for my E-2.

For my current FBI CBC I had to do ink here in Korea at the Seocho police station. I was anticipating the illegible prints issue due to the fact they were using ink, so I had the police do multiple ten-cards for me (on regular A-4 paper), and then submitted all of them to the FBI. I figured there had to be a legible one on there SOMEWHERE. It came back ok, so I'm in the clear.