Examples of Postponing/Rescheduling Interviews

[Songer 1]

We just received notification of our upcoming Naturalization Interview for Jan 29th (NYC). Unfortunately, we're supposed to be abroad that week. Can people reply with their appointment rescheduling experiences?

I'm not looking for commentary about what I should or should not have done, but I am curious to hear people's ACTUAL EXPERIENCES with requesting a new appointment date for your Interview or Oath. (Not Biometrics though, since we know you can just show up unannounced whenever you want)

I've already read posts about what can "theoretically happen" or vague urban myths about "getting lost in the system for years," so can we please keep replies to verified experiences?

Thank you in advance!

[NickD 202]

All I know on this subject is to read your interview appointment notification. Says to return the appointment letter with an explanation of why you can't make the assigned appointment and include a date when you can make it to your assigned office.

Can bet with 80 different field offices will get 80 different responses. Can also bet if your reason is not an emergency, they will not be happy about it. You are costing them extra work. Also depends on which side the officer got out of bed that morning. In our own St. Paul office, met some very nice people where others were downright rude. So how can anyone say for sure?

[Songer 1]

All I know on this subject is to read your interview appointment notification. Says to return the appointment letter with an explanation of why you can't make the assigned appointment and include a date when you can make it to your assigned office.

Can bet with 80 different field offices will get 80 different responses. Can also bet if your reason is not an emergency, they will not be happy about it. You are costing them extra work. Also depends on which side the officer got out of bed that morning. In our own St. Paul office, met some very nice people where others were downright rude. So how can anyone say for sure?

NickD, I understand your point that my results my vary, but that's the case for everything in life as well as immigration. I believe the whole point of VisaJourney is to share people's actual experiences in the hopes that it paints an informed fact-based picture of what we might expect. I'm not trying to be rude, but vague hypotheticals are less helpful.

Thank you for the time in replying and have a happy new year.

[JimmyHou 610]

Songer,

I'm not at the interview stage yet, but I came across some posts that you may find helpful.

Here's a case where rescheduling the interview only caused a 60 day delay:

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?323930-N400-interview-rescheduling-any-experiences

Here's a case where the applicant asked for a rescheduled interview, but didn't hear anything for a weeks afterwards (unfortunately, we don't know how this one ended):

http://www.trackitt.com/usa-discussion-forums/n400/1147187227/reschedule-naturalization-interview

There are three applicants on this thread who rescheduled their interviews (with delays of only 1-3 months):

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/210024-postponing-naturalization-n400-interview-date/

Here's a case where USCIS rescheduled the applicant's interview for a later time on the same day:

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?242615-Rescheduling-citizenship-interview-experience-at-the-Minneapolis-St-Paul-district-of

Here's a case where an applicant (not the original poster) sent in a rescheduling request that was never processed and had to explain why he/she missed the interview:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183080-rescheduled-your-n400-interview/

[Songer 1]

Songer,

I'm not at the interview stage yet, but I came across some posts that you may find helpful.

Here's a case where rescheduling the interview only caused a 60 day delay:

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?323930-N400-interview-rescheduling-any-experiences

Here's a case where the applicant asked for a rescheduled interview, but didn't hear anything for a weeks afterwards (unfortunately, we don't know how this one ended):

http://www.trackitt.com/usa-discussion-forums/n400/1147187227/reschedule-naturalization-interview

There are three applicants on this thread who rescheduled their interviews (with delays of only 1-3 months):

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/210024-postponing-naturalization-n400-interview-date/

Here's a case where USCIS rescheduled the applicant's interview for a later time on the same day:

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?242615-Rescheduling-citizenship-interview-experience-at-the-Minneapolis-St-Paul-district-of

Here's a case where an applicant (not the original poster) sent in a rescheduling request that was never processed and had to explain why he/she missed the interview:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183080-rescheduled-your-n400-interview/

Jimmy, thank you so much for taking the time and providing such a useful list of examples. I'm sure this will come in handy for many other people in the future as well. Have a great new years!

[snowglobe 1]

I recently rescheduled my naturalization interview that was supposed to be on Sept. 23, 2013.

I called the USCIS customer service and had it rescheduled from there. I was admitted in the hospital a few days before my interview date and really couldn't make it. I didn't have my receipt or case number since I was in the hospital. The customer rep was helpful, he just asked for my SSN. He gave me a confirmation number for rescheduling it.

Then after a few weeks passed my interview date, I got a letter in the mail stating thaf I missed my interview and that I have to send the USCIS a written explanation why I didn't show up. I was shocked. I sent them my explanation and proof that I got hosoitalized. I called the customer service number again. They told me its better to schedule an infopass. So I did and spoke to the guy in admissions. He told me to just ignore the letter they sent me for not appearing and that they are trying to reschedule my new interview date.

On November 15, 2003 I got a case status update from my email and sms because I registered for the case updates. I was scheduled for Dec. 23, 2013 for my new interview date.

I had gone to the new date and passed it and on Jan. 2, 2013, I received another update that they just scheduled me for the oath ceremony.

Try infopass if you don't hear from them. So I guess it took 3 months for the new interview after I requested for a reschedule.

Good luck!