Rescheduling a Citizenship Interview Do To Child's Medical Issue?

[worrywart2013 2]

We've filed the N-400 for my wife (Canadian) to get US citizenship. Heard nothing back, but we're concerned about a possible conflict. Our oldest might need some dental surgery done to correct a couple of problems [possible extraction(s) on an upper wisdom tooth (teeth)] and we're worried about if it he does need surgery and it falls on the same date are her interview can we contact or field office and reschedule or how do we go about even dong something like that?

[BigDaddy28 228]

why don't you reschedule the dentist appointment? I mean rescheduling the interview date might take months to get a response with another date. You will receive a letter that tells you about the date but if possible go ahead and change the dentist appointment earlier or after the interview. Changing the dentist appointment is quick, changing the interview date is not quick at all.

[English Muffin 59]

Why are you even worrying about something that might never happen?

[worrywart2013 2]

Why are you even worrying about something that might never happen?

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. Better to get a game plan together and thinking of worse cases than to let something come around and bite us on the butt.

why don't you reschedule the dentist appointment? I mean rescheduling the interview date might take months to get a response with another date. You will receive a letter that tells you about the date but if possible go ahead and change the dentist appointment earlier or after the interview. Changing the dentist appointment is quick, changing the interview date is not quick at all.

That's what I'm thinking is the better deal to do. If we get the dates before the appointment rolls around, just take the letter in and say "not on this day, this day, or this day, doc". But the dentist we're using (from experience) is a bit of a pain when it comes to reschedules, acts like it's a personal insult . Granted, probably worse case in that situation would be jumping over to another doctor. What we're pulling against is the timing and a insurance that severely limits the number of pediatric dentists we have available.

Edited July 27, 2013 by AmerCan

[Autumnal 25]

Immigration hearings are like jury duty: they trump most other appointments. It's one thing if your kid was going in for major surgery but for this, the dentist can bite the bullet.

[JohnR! 5,495]

We've filed the N-400 for my wife (Canadian) to get US citizenship. Heard nothing back, but we're concerned about a possible conflict. Our oldest might need some dental surgery done to correct a couple of problems [possible extraction(s) on an upper wisdom tooth (teeth)] and we're worried about if it he does need surgery and it falls on the same date are her interview can we contact or field office and reschedule or how do we go about even dong something like that?

You can reschedule your interview without prejudice, if that should come to pass. Take care of your child first. Your confirmation letter will contain information as to how you should go about if you should need to change your appointment.

Edited July 29, 2013 by Gegel