Interview Was Scheduled

[MateoSara 182]

This has been touched on many times im sure.. but currently in 2019 once the "Interview Was Scheduled", from the date you received the email is it 30+ days from notice for the actual interview date or...? I Ask this as we have a planned (tickets bought) trip first week of December and we are now worried it might fall the days we are out of town. We already reached out to them over the phone and no surprise they are of no help. Im assuming we just have to keep insisting over the phone?

 

thanks in advance.. 

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

4 minutes ago, MateoSara said:

30+ days from notice for the actual interview date or...?

Around 30 days is (or used to be ) the norm. Some people have received the letter with as little as 2 weeks and some may be 45 days. The vast majority falls in between that 2-3 weeks to 6-7 weeks

[MateoSara 182]

3 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

Around 30 days is (or used to be ) the norm. Some people have received the letter with as little as 2 weeks and some may be 45 days. The vast majority falls in between that 2-3 weeks to 6-7 weeks

Geez, so basically anything between 2 - 7 weeks. Kinda puts us in a limbo then.

 

Im wondering if they will assign it for later as we are closing in on the year and we have many US Holidays..

Edited November 11, 2019 by MateoSara

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

Just now, MateoSara said:

Geez, so basically anything between 2 - 7 weeks. Kinda puts us in a limbo then.

Just wait until you have the interview date and see if you need to reschedule one thing or not (either the interview or the trip)

[MateoSara 182]

Just now, USS_Voyager said:

Just wait until you have the interview date and see if you need to reschedule one thing or not (either the interview or the trip)

wait.. you can reschedule the interview? Thought all the USCIS stuff was more of a "you work around them" type of deal.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

2 minutes ago, MateoSara said:

wait.. you can reschedule the interview? Thought all the USCIS stuff was more of a "you work around them" type of deal.

I think you can. There will be instructions on how to reschedule it. You must be able to, what if you got hit by a bus and have to be in the hospital for 4 weeks?

[ZeeZeeZee 11]

I got my interview email notification on October 10th, and the interview date is November 19th. The actual interview letter was postmarked October 15th, so "one month after you receive the interview notice" seems to be pretty accurate there.

 

The letter also says "If an emergency, such as your own illness or a close relative's hospitalization, prevents you from appearing, call the USCIS call center at 800-375-5283 as soon as possible.  Please be advised that rescheduling will delay processing of application/petition, and may require some steps to be repeated. It may also affect your eligibility for other immigration benefits while this application is pending."

 

So it's possible to reschedule at least; I'd *hope* they'd consider "we already booked nonrefundable plane tickets" as a valid reason but who knows. The guff about eligibility is just scaremongering: it's a one-size-fits-all letter and they're just covering all their bases.

[MateoSara 182]

10 hours ago, ZeeZeeZee said:

I got my interview email notification on October 10th, and the interview date is November 19th. The actual interview letter was postmarked October 15th, so "one month after you receive the interview notice" seems to be pretty accurate there.

 

The letter also says "If an emergency, such as your own illness or a close relative's hospitalization, prevents you from appearing, call the USCIS call center at 800-375-5283 as soon as possible.  Please be advised that rescheduling will delay processing of application/petition, and may require some steps to be repeated. It may also affect your eligibility for other immigration benefits while this application is pending."

 

So it's possible to reschedule at least; I'd *hope* they'd consider "we already booked nonrefundable plane tickets" as a valid reason but who knows. The guff about eligibility is just scaremongering: it's a one-size-fits-all letter and they're just covering all their bases.

4 days later and accumulative of about 4 hours on hold and we were able to reach a Tier 2 Officer and got our answer. 

 

The interview is scheduled for November 13,  2019.

 

In regards to trip; yeah we will ultimately have to cancel .. good thing I bought insurance for them..

 

Thanks!!

[risky_fox 8]

1 hour ago, MateoSara said:

4 days later and accumulative of about 4 hours on hold and we were able to reach a Tier 2 Officer and got our answer. 

 

The interview is scheduled for November 13,  2019.

 

In regards to trip; yeah we will ultimately have to cancel .. good thing I bought insurance for them..

 

Thanks!!

Did you end up missing your interview date? Nov 13 2019 was yesterday.

[MateoSara 182]

9 minutes ago, risky_fox said:

Did you end up missing your interview date? Nov 13 2019 was yesterday.

Oh #######!! wrote it wrong!! Wrote it at work and was in a hurry.. no it is DECEMBER 13, 2019..

 

Thanks for that...