What does “Fingerprints Were Taken” mean?

Biometrics for your OPT application have been collected. This status does not establish a decision date; use the official processing time and case-inquiry tool for the OPT category.

Biometrics for your STEM OPT extension are complete. This is a routine checkpoint; USCIS will run FBI background checks and continue reviewing your employer's E-Verify participation and your Training Plan (Form I-983).

H-1B petitions don't typically require biometrics for the petitioner, so this status is uncommon for I-129 filers. If you see it, it may relate to a related concurrent I-485 or a change-of-status component of the petition. Check the receipt number to confirm which form is referenced.

Biometrics for your adjustment application are complete. USCIS uses biometrics in identity and security checks, but this status does not prove that an interview will be scheduled or reveal an internal stage.

Biometrics for your family-based I-485 are complete. USCIS decides case by case whether an interview is unnecessary; this status does not predict that decision or a scheduling date.

I-130 family petitions do not typically require the petitioner's biometrics. If biometrics are being collected in connection with your family-based case, they most likely relate to a concurrently filed I-485 (if the beneficiary is already in the U.S.). Check which receipt number this status is associated with.

Biometrics for your naturalization application are complete. Follow later USCIS notices and use the current official N-400 processing time. You can use the waiting period to study the civics questions.