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PREPARED BY THE LAW OFFICES OF CYRUS D. MEHTA
Cyrus D. Mehta, a graduate from Cambridge University and Columbia Law School, practices immigration law in New York City. He is the National Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the American Immigration Lawyers Association for 1997-98 and frequently lectures on various immigration subjects at legal seminars, workshops and universities. He may be contacted at 212-686-1581 or cyrusmehta@aol.com.
Effective immediately, fingerprints submitted with an INS application for benefits, must be taken by a registered law enforcement agency (LEA) such as a police department or sheriff's office. Only fingerprints taken by an LEA will be accepted. FINGERPRINT INSTRUCTIONS FOR BENEFITS APPLICANTS
Applicants for naturalization should file their application without a fingerprint card. These applicants will be notified by the INS at a later date about when and where to have their fingerprints taken.
All private fingerprint services, known as Designated Fingerprint Services, have been discontinued by law. DO NOT have your prints taken by such a facility.
When you go to the LEA, please bring the required identification and an envelope large enough to hold the fingerprint card. The LEA should:
- help you complete the fingerprint card properly
- take your fingerprints
- ask you to sign the fingerprint card, and
- put the fingerprint card in the envelope, seal it, and return it to you.
Do not open the envelope before submitting it to INS with your completed application.
Failure to follow these instructions will cause your fingerprints to be rejected and may delay the processing of your application.
Although space does not permit us to list every available LEA in New York State, all precincts (except headquarters) of the New York City Police Department will take fingerprints. The number of the New York City Police Department is 212-374-5000.
All barracks of the New York State Police will also accept fingerprints, except headquarters. The New York State police telephone number is 516-457-1208.
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