No InfoPass appointment available?

[classyam 4]

I need a stamp on my passport for employment reasons based on my pending I-751.   Was supposed to get a call from an officer to schedule within 30 days, but instead, I got an email around the 30 day mark basically saying there's no appointment available in my field office, if anything opens up, they'll contact me if I'm still eligible.   I've gotten stamps before, it was a fairly smooth process, I don't know what happened this time around and frankly I'm not really buying the whole "no appointment available" thing.  

Has anyone experienced this? If so,  any successful resolution?

[Verrou 1,898]

my friend did call in arkansas few months ago, and got same response, someone will call you 30 days

a week or two letter, she called again and told them this is emergency she need to travel

tier 2 called her within 72 hours and schedule info pass appointment for her the next week

[Mike E 11,723]

40 minutes ago, classyam said:

I need a stamp on my passport for employment reasons based on my pending I-751.   Was supposed to get a call from an officer to schedule within 30 days, but instead, I got an email around the 30 day mark basically saying there's no appointment available in my field office, if anything opens up, they'll contact me if I'm still eligible.   I've gotten stamps before, it was a fairly smooth process, I don't know what happened this time around and frankly I'm not really buying the whole "no appointment available" thing.  

Has anyone experienced this? If so,  any successful resolution?

When does your extension letter expire?

[Crazy Cat 39,206]

1 hour ago, classyam said:

I need a stamp on my passport for employment reasons based on my pending I-751.   Was supposed to get a call from an officer to schedule within 30 days, but instead, I got an email around the 30 day mark basically saying there's no appointment available in my field office, if anything opens up, they'll contact me if I'm still eligible.   I've gotten stamps before, it was a fairly smooth process, I don't know what happened this time around and frankly I'm not really buying the whole "no appointment available" thing.  

Has anyone experienced this? If so,  any successful resolution?

 

[Crazy Cat 39,206]

1 hour ago, classyam said:

I need a stamp on my passport for employment reasons based on my pending I-751.   Was supposed to get a call from an officer to schedule within 30 days, but instead, I got an email around the 30 day mark basically saying there's no appointment available in my field office, if anything opens up, they'll contact me if I'm still eligible.   I've gotten stamps before, it was a fairly smooth process, I don't know what happened this time around and frankly I'm not really buying the whole "no appointment available" thing.  

Has anyone experienced this? If so,  any successful resolution?

If your extension letter is expired, you should ask for an EMERGEMCY infopass appointment. 

[classyam 4]

37 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

If your extension letter is expired, you should ask for an EMERGEMCY infopass appointment. 

I want to call them again, but giving the same reason---employment--- is probably not gonna cut it and be considered emergency even though it worked fine last year.   If I say that I need to travel or something, they might need to see proof?   Would really love to hear success stories on getting an appointment after initially being practically denied.   Oh yes, my extension letter expired quite some time ago, otherwise, I'd probably not even bother with getting the stamp.  

[mindthegap 2,521]

This stuff really annoys me, as it's a legal right - arguably a legal requirement - to have proof of status at all times. 

 

Call back, say it's for urgent imminent travel and you should get a call back within a day or a few days. If they ask for proof just buy a fully refundable flight and it probably won't even hit your credit card by the time you cancel it. 

 

 

Edited June 7, 2022 by mindthegap

[Crazy Cat 39,206]

11 minutes ago, classyam said:

I want to call them again, but giving the same reason---employment--- is probably not gonna cut it and be considered emergency even though it worked fine last year.   If I say that I need to travel or something, they might need to see proof?   Would really love to hear success stories on getting an appointment after initially being practically denied.   Oh yes, my extension letter expired quite some time ago, otherwise, I'd probably not even bother with getting the stamp.  

My wife needed to travel last November.  I called USCIS in early September.  Within 24 hours of my first call to get an emergency appointment, she had the ADIT stamp in her passport.  We needed no proof.  Your miles may vary.

[classyam 4]

6 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

This stuff really annoys me, as it's a legal right - arguably a legal requirement - to have proof of status at all times. 

 

Call back, say it's for urgent imminent travel and you should get a call back within a day or a few days. If they ask for proof just buy a fully refundable flight and it probably won't even hit your credit card by the time you cancel it. 

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

My wife needed to travel last November.  I called USCIS in early September.  Within 24 hours of my first call to get an emergency appointment, she had the ADIT stamp in her passport.  We needed no proof.  Your miles may vary.

Thank you mindthegap & Crazy Cat,  I'll give it a shot,  trying to think of a hypothetical reason for travel now.  lol   But then when I call again, wouldn't they be able to see my previous request about the same thing just with a different reason a month ago? And wouldn't that raise suspicions or am I overthinking it? 

[beloved_dingo 1,932]

40 minutes ago, classyam said:

 

Thank you mindthegap & Crazy Cat,  I'll give it a shot,  trying to think of a hypothetical reason for travel now.  lol   But then when I call again, wouldn't they be able to see my previous request about the same thing just with a different reason a month ago? And wouldn't that raise suspicions or am I overthinking it? 

You're overthinking it. You have every right to get an infopass appointment and obtain the stamp. 

[Rocio0010 5,561]

It just kills me to see how creative one has to get for something that is essentially your right

[mindthegap 2,521]

17 hours ago, classyam said:

 

Thank you mindthegap & Crazy Cat,  I'll give it a shot,  trying to think of a hypothetical reason for travel now.  lol   But then when I call again, wouldn't they be able to see my previous request about the same thing just with a different reason a month ago? And wouldn't that raise suspicions or am I overthinking it? 

Overthinking it. It is a separate request and they co-exist on the system.

I had the standard 'will call you in 30 days' spiel once last year.. In the interim I needed to travel urgently, so I called again, had a call back the next day and a stamp the day after.

Then 35 days later I got a call from the original scheduled callback. 

Edited June 8, 2022 by mindthegap

[classyam 4]

So I just called, the agent basically used my previous request against me as I suspected and asked me to wait for their call even after I told him that I have to travel in two weeks.  He even gave me a brief speech about "with the Ukranian war, Pandemic, etc......, there's just no appointment available and there are people who called before me......"    Is this just NYC area?

I guess it's back to square one yet again:-(  

[mindthegap 2,521]

29 minutes ago, classyam said:

So I just called, the agent basically used my previous request against me as I suspected and asked me to wait for their call even after I told him that I have to travel in two weeks.  He even gave me a brief speech about "with the Ukranian war, Pandemic, etc......, there's just no appointment available and there are people who called before me......"    Is this just NYC area?

I guess it's back to square one yet again:-(  

Two weeks is not urgent. Three, four, five days is urgent. 

Call, say infopass, wait for a person, say you have urgent travel that you cannot do without a stamp, as you are legally entitled to obtain. 

 Their p*ss poor service and staffing issues are NOT your problem. You are entitled to a stamp, which they deem requires an appointment to issue. Keep pushing. 

 

And I'm in NYC too and have had no issues. I have to do it again soon for stamp number 13, so will see what happens.

Edited June 8, 2022 by mindthegap

[RamonGomez 259]

I kind of miss the old InfoPass system, where you could get an appointment within 1-2 weeks if you checked the online scheduler often enough.

 

This new "system" is a total disaster. 

 

IMO stamps should be available via walk-in, no questions asked. The amount of hoops you have to jump through for a lousy 6 month stamp is ridiculous.