“Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken” on Your USCIS Case: What It Means

The message does not mean the background checks are finished. It can follow an appointment, prints already on file or an internal re-check.^[3]

USCIS says the notification is made automatically as a result of an internal update to its systems, including for applicants who gave biometrics earlier, and that USCIS still has those biometrics associated with the application.^[1]

The next status is generally a decision, a Request for Evidence, or in some cases a file transfer to a different USCIS office.^[2]

If you completed the biometrics there is nothing to do. If you are concerned, contact USCIS using the number on your receipt notice.^[2]

• FNBFingerprints taken

The NIEM code list words FNB as “FINGERPRINTS TAKEN”, which matches this message in meaning. USCIS has not published a table that links status messages to event codes, so read the link as a reading, not a confirmed mapping.^[4][5]

USCIS answers this question for employment-based adjustment of status applicants: the message is made automatically as a result of an internal update to USCIS systems, and the case continues to be processed per standard procedures.^[1] Read this message for the I-485.

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