Collecting biometrics also helps protect travelers against identity theft if their travel documents are lost or stolen. Document fraud and identity theft continue to be a worldwide problem.

Authorized fingerprint sites include USCIS offices, Application Support Centers (ASCs), and U.S. consular offices and military installations abroad. In general, USCIS schedules people to be fingerprinted at an authorized fingerprint site after an application or petition is filed.

Your total costs will be $32 plus the fingerprint rolling fee charged by the Live Scan Agency. Since the fingerprint-rolling fee varies widely among locations, you will want to review the cost along with the accepted methods of payment before going to the fingerprinting site.

Generally, if fingerprints were collected for a non-immigrant visa application, they are valid for 5 years. If fingerprints were collected for an immigrant visa application, they are typically valid for 15 months from the date of the initial interview.