Visas may or may not be refused after submitting your biometric details.
Your visa/permit application may expire or be rejected.
However, your biometrics will remain valid for a period of ten years.
You will not have to provide them again while submitting another application in the future..
Biometric identification consists of determining the identity of a person.
The aim is to capture an item of biometric data from this person.
It can be a photo of their face, a record of their voice, or an image of their fingerprint..
What This Means - Traveling to the United States.
For U.S.
Visas the chosen biometric identifier method is a digital photo and electronic fingerprints.
All fingers of a visa applicant are electronically scanned in a quick, inkless process during the consular officer's interview with the applicant..
The entire process generally takes 15–20 minutes, although you may have to wait beforehand.
There is no interview at the biometrics appointment, and the people who take your fingerprints and photo do not have any information about your application, so this is not an appropriate place to ask questions..
You need to attend the Biometrics appointment on the respective appointment date and carry all the relevant documents that are needed for it like an Appointment Notice, DS-160 confirmation, Passport, and other documents as required.
After Biometrics, you need to attend the US Visa interview at Consulate.
Ink-free digital imprints of all your ten fingers will be taken at the US Visa fingerprinting appointment.
First, a digital scan of the four fingers from your left hand and then the four fingers from your right hand will be taken.
Finally, a digital scan of the two thumbs will be taken.
Injury or cuts on your finger do not qualify you for a fingerp.
First appointment to give biometrics is usually at Visa Application Center (VAC) or Offsite Facility Center (OFC) Second appointment for Visa Interview at US Consulate.
You will usually need the below information to schedule these appointments Bar Code confirmation from DS-160 confirmation page.
Administrative entry restrictions
