Case transferred to schedule an interview

[br9k 23]

Filed in sept. 2017, and just received a notice that the case is being transferred to the National Benefits Center "to schedule an interview". No idea why NBC, but that's beside the point.

- If anyone received notification like that before - what was the timeframe of the interview? How long after receiving this notification did they schedule it?

- Do removal of condition interviews usually require only the immigrant spouse or both spouses?

 

In our case, US citizen spouse (myself) will be out of the country for about 2 months in coming Jan-Feb. So we are trying to figure out how best to handle the situation where the interview timeframe falls during that period. If both spouses must be present, would it be better to try to reschedule the interview, or for the petitioner spouse to go anyway?

 

Any insight appreciated.

[Ketsuban 1,033]

I did some Googling as I'm sure you did too. When you get the interview letter, if it conflicts with your travel then you can call the customer service number and put in a service request to have it rescheduled. People's experiences seem to vary as to how efficient that process is. If appointments are easy to get at your field office then that may be a better option so you can ask someone in person. It is at their discretion as to whether they'll let you reschedule so honestly I would try and reschedule your trip first if at all possible. If it's a work trip, can you talk to your boss about your spouse's immigration status?

[br9k 23]

The trip absolutely cannot be rescheduled - too important and planned for too long. So we'll need to do something else here. This is why I am trying to figure out first what the timeframe is for these sorts of interviews. If it takes a while and an interview will be after February - no issue. If it's very fast (unlikely) - also.

Otherwise - need to understand the rescheduling process. 

[egroeg 66]

10 hours ago, br9k said:

Filed in sept. 2017, and just received a notice that the case is being transferred to the National Benefits Center "to schedule an interview". No idea why NBC, but that's beside the point.

- If anyone received notification like that before - what was the timeframe of the interview? How long after receiving this notification did they schedule it?

- Do removal of condition interviews usually require only the immigrant spouse or both spouses?

 

In our case, US citizen spouse (myself) will be out of the country for about 2 months in coming Jan-Feb. So we are trying to figure out how best to handle the situation where the interview timeframe falls during that period. If both spouses must be present, would it be better to try to reschedule the interview, or for the petitioner spouse to go anyway?

 

Any insight appreciated.

Did you file for your N-400 ? What did you submit along with your original application ?

 

[br9k 23]

Yes, we did file an N400, and based on what I found elsewhere and the timing it looks like the transfer is related to the N400. If so - the one timeline I was able to find shows interview about 3 months after the notification. That would put it mid-February. Hopefully with the current workloads and holiday season they stall a bit - another week or two would be fine. We'll wait and see for now.

 

Will post any updates (and timeline changes) here.