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Question re: fingerprints?

missred75missred75 member
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Hi, all.

I'm hoping that someone can help me. DH & I sent our fingerprints off to the FBI back at the end of September/early October. We're STILL waiting. We got ours back from the state Bureau of Investigations within a week. I read that it can take up to 8 weeks, which would be next week. Is this realistic? I'm really starting to get antsy and I can't find anywhere on the FBI website where I can check on the status. :-(

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  • lafayettegirllafayettegirl member
    Call your Congressman and ask for one of their caseworkers to help you find the status. Seriously - they have staff that will do that. You may have to sign a consent form for them to request on your behalf, but they can do it and it will be quicker than calling 1-800-FBI-1234 or whatever the general website number is.
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    imagelafayettegirl:
    Call your Congressman and ask for one of their caseworkers to help you find the status. Seriously - they have staff that will do that. You may have to sign a consent form for them to request on your behalf, but they can do it and it will be quicker than calling 1-800-FBI-1234 or whatever the general website number is.

    I can do that?

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  • lafayettegirllafayettegirl member

    Heck yeah! I work for a Member of Congress. We do that stuff all the time.

    Call either your Senator or Representative - if you don't know who they are go to www.house.gov or www.senate.gov and look them up. They will have a DC office and offices in your state. You want the state office closest to you. Call them, tell them that you sent fingerprints to the FBI and ask them to check on the status for you. They'll likely have you sign a release form with your SS# that says you are allowing your Rep/Senator to contact the FBI on your behalf. Usually you can fax that back to them. Then, they send your information and release to their FBI contacts and request a status update. Should not take long, it just depends on the workload at the FBI. PM me if you have any problems.

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  • missred75missred75 member
    Thank you so much!!!! I will make the call first thing tomorrow morning!
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  • cogbotcogbot member
    Ours took a little over 2 months to get back
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  • Dr.LorettaDr.Loretta member
    It can take that long. Sit tight
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  • HertexasHertexas
    The help desk number is 304-625-5590.  Be patient and listen for the prompts, there is one for adoptive parents.  I submitted 9/15 and just rec'd this week. So a 9 week wait for me.  If you have a baby identified, tell them and they will update the file.  I gave the rep my dd and they asked for my email address and a phone number to add to my file.  They never called me, but the next time I called, my file was complete and in the mail. good luck!
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  • missred75missred75 member

    imageHertexas:
    The help desk number is 304-625-5590.  Be patient and listen for the prompts, there is one for adoptive parents.  I submitted 9/15 and just rec'd this week. So a 9 week wait for me.  If you have a baby identified, tell them and they will update the file.  I gave the rep my dd and they asked for my email address and a phone number to add to my file.  They never called me, but the next time I called, my file was complete and in the mail. good luck!

    Thank you for this number! I tried to be patient through last week, but I couldn't wait any longer. I had to know! She said it is still processing and to call later this week into early next week and it should be completed. So glad to finally have an answer and hopefully be submitting our home study paperwork SOON!

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