How does the US Embassy - Manila interview scheduling work?

[BeefedRamen 3]

Hi!

Trying to plan ahead. How does the interview scheduling work? What can we expect?

Does the Manila Embassy allow us to choose dates for the interview? Or if we won't be able to make it to the interview date that the Embassy arranged, may we request it to have the interview at a later date? How much later can we schedule it?

Say, we got an IL mid October/November, can we schedule an interview in January ourselves?

Thanks!

[appleblossom 4,864]

47 minutes ago, BeefedRamen said:

Hi!

Trying to plan ahead. How does the interview scheduling work? What can we expect?

Does the Manila Embassy allow us to choose dates for the interview? Or if we won't be able to make it to the interview date that the Embassy arranged, may we request it to have the interview at a later date? How much later can we schedule it?

Say, we got an IL mid October/November, can we schedule an interview in January ourselves?

Thanks!

It’s scheduled for you. You can reschedule if you need to, but I would only do so if you really have no alternative. 
 

If you receive an IL in Oct/Nov it may be for an interview in January anyway, there’s usually a couple of months between IL and interview date. 

[BeefedRamen 3]

Thank you!

[Edward and Jaycel 2,111]

I would like to reiterate what @appleblossom said above about rescheduling... Please do not reschedule your appointment unless there is absolutely no other option. Move heaven and earth to get to that appointment.