You will have to schedule an appointment with either ASC or VAC when IRCC enables the link. It can be any asc or any vac. If you can travel outside US, you can even go to any VAC abroad to get biometric done.
Urgent - Biometrics in USA in USCIS center
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For your 1st question: You can refer to this link to check if you're eligible to apply at POE https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/apply.html#instructions
In the "Application Support Centers" it previously said all facilities are closed. Today it lists the still closed ones.
Yes, I saw it, but I think it lists all the remaining ones, which are all closed.
I believe that the ones not listed are permanently closed. I was unable to book anything.
I just called USCIS and they told that as of right now they have the information that ASCs will open on or after July 13th. They updated the ASCs on their website which will remain closed even after July 13th when rest of the ASCs open.
The 14 or 15 offices listed on their website are the one that will be permanently closed or the ones that will reopen eventually?
Logic would say that those are the ones that will reopen: they are the ones located in the major cities of the corresponding states.
It’s actually the reverse as per USCIS. If you check the website, they are clearly mentioning these are closed. On the phone they said they will remain closed even after july 13.
On the website, there are only a few ASCs are listed, some of them are reopening on July 20th, some of them are still closed until further notice. It seems to me that ACSs that are not mentioned at all have a larger chance of being closed permanently. Or maybe they will be updated in a few hours later.
This is good news. However, once we submit the biometrics, when will the Canadian side of the process act? I see that the NY and LA VACs are closed. So, even if the prints etc. are submitted, does anyone know when will we receive a request for original passport?