Beginning on May 17, 2021, USCIS will suspend the biometric requirements for certain I-539 applicants for a 2 year period. This will only apply to the I-539 applications in the categories for H-4, L-2, and E-1, E-2, and E-3. They must also fall under the following criteria: have applications pending as of May 17, 2021, have not yet received a biometric services appointment notice, and they are new applications received by USCIS from May 17, 2021, through May 23, 2022.
