Matt0112

I sent it via Fedex to the field office we were supposed to appear in for the interview. I've read they are not accepting in person appointments on 01/19 and 01/20 but they might still be working on cases in a meantime. The worst case scenario they should retrieve my letter on Thursday, my main goal is have somebody see it before they send any no-show info to the national center.

Thanks, I called them this AM and their Infopass line was opened. They told me they can't reschedule over the phone because it's past the interview time already. They advised to type a letter of explanation, attach it to the interview notice and send it over to the local field office. I sent it overnight today so they get it tomorrow and we will wait what happens next. I'll keep you posted in case somebody else has a similar issue in the future.
 
Also I spoke to an immigration attorney today who gave me couple of additional ideas on how to deal with uscis to have them respond faster:
1. Contact my local congressional representative and they can follow up with uscis on my case.
2. Open a case with USCIS Ombudsman https://www.dhs.gov/topic/cis-ombudsman .

Thanks, I called them this AM and their Infopass line was opened. They told me they can't reschedule over the phone because it's past the interview time already. They advised to type a letter of explanation, attach it to the interview notice and send it over to the local field office. I sent it overnight today so they get it tomorrow and we will wait what happens next. I'll keep you posted in case somebody else has a similar issue in the future.
 
Also I spoke to an immigration attorney today who gave me couple of additional ideas on how to deal with uscis to have them respond faster:
1. Contact my local congressional representative and they can follow up with uscis on my case.
2. Open a case with USCIS Ombudsman https://www.dhs.gov/topic/cis-ombudsman .

If you do contact the Ombudsman via their form I recommend to select "I have received an action or decision that involves clear errors of fact or gross and obvious misapplication of the relevant law by USCIS." That reason gets the fastest response (I.e. about 2 weeks). The other listed reasons have backlogs before the Ombudsman office even reads them.
 
https://cisomb.dhs.gov/oca/form7001.aspx

I'm so sorry this happened - how infuriating after you kept checking. I am keeping fingers crossed for you first thing tomorrow. I imagine you will not be alone in missing an appointment and I hope they will work hard to help you

Yup, that's what I'm hoping for... Thanks a lot for all the help again!