Unable to schedule an Infopass appointment for NYC- need assistance

[ctracker 6]

Hi Everyone,

Situation: I am unable to get infopass appointment, every time I punch in the search using my zip code, I received a message that currently there are no available appointments and to check in again later.

Background: I-751 filed Jun 2015, case is still pending, the green card will expire in Sep 2016. I need to prove to employer that I am still "in status", legal, and can continue to work. I read that I need to get an Infopass appointment at the local office to get my passport stamped with I-551 to validate my status.

1. Can I just walk into the local office at Federal Plaza with no infopass appointment?

2. When is the best time to go online to schedule Infopass appointment?

Appreciate your assistance with this matter!

[ctracker 6]

Hi Happy Chic, thank you so much for your information. I will try to check it out during non peak hours. I only have about a month before the card will expire.

Field offices don't like people going without appointments and most likely, you won't be let in.

Have you tried looking for appointments at odd hours and weekdays? I think it would be harder to find appointments Fridays - Sundays when everyone else is trying to schedule. Also I'd try hours like very early in the morning or very late at night. Finding InfoPass appointments are often a gamble.

[Pinkrlion 2,719]

There are kiosks at the local office you can check for appts.

[mindthegap 2,590]

Remember that it doesn't have to be your local office.

I gave up as I was literally finding nothing available, and yet I found one relatively quickly on the opposite side of the country for a time when I happened to be there anyway.

It is a silly system but no alternative unfortunately

[Cheezees 1,514]

Another poster some time ago mentioned checking at 12:01 as the system seemed to "reset". Maybe that might work.

[ctracker 6]

You are very helpful.

I found a local office about 1.5 hours away from NYC that have many appointments available.

I made an appointment and reserved a rental car for the appointment.

Anyone in NYC wanna to do a carpool? Hahaha

Remember that it doesn't have to be your local office.

I gave up as I was literally finding nothing available, and yet I found one relatively quickly on the opposite side of the country for a time when I happened to be there anyway.

It is a silly system but no alternative unfortunately

Edited August 14, 2016 by ctracker

[rs1204 0]

@ctracker- which office did you find appointments at? I also urgently need an infopass appointment but I only see appointments in Hartford or southern New Jersey, and I hear they are outside NYC jurisdiction so it may not work in my case.

[mindthegap 2,590]

I also urgently need an infopass appointment but I only see appointments in Hartford or southern New Jersey, and I hear they are outside NYC jurisdiction so it may not work in my case.

For an infopass it does not matter where the appointment is.

Mine was almost 3000 miles away from my local office.

Edited August 15, 2016 by mindthegap

[ctracker 6]

Hi, I searched and got an appointment at Mount Laurel, NJ.

I also agree that it doesn't matter which USCIS field office you go to. It's a federal program and any field office should be able to faciliate your need.

@ctracker- which office did you find appointments at? I also urgently need an infopass appointment but I only see appointments in Hartford or southern New Jersey, and I hear they are outside NYC jurisdiction so it may not work in my case.

[ProfInc 1]

@ctracker as long as you did your I-9 with a valid green card your employer should not re-verify you. It is unlawful to do so. Here is a link to employee rights on the uscis.government website:

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/employee-rights-discrimination/employee-rights

All Permanent Residents NEED to know their rights!

Edited October 4, 2016 by ProfInc

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

The infopass appt website is completely retarded.

I am also looking for NYC but says there are none available for the next 14 days.

How do you find NJ offices? It only shows me NYC, Holtsville, and Newburgh as the 3 "nearby"

Thanks.

[ctracker 6]

Hi, I was able to get the appointment by putting in NJ's zip code.

However, please be warned that the agent refused to serve me citing that they have a small office and can only serve NJ residents. I wasted my time there.

Keep checking Infopass. Check it early in the morning (6am or so) and appointments will show up. Good luck, please keep us posted.

The infopass appt website is completely retarded.

I am also looking for NYC but says there are none available for the next 14 days.

How do you find NJ offices? It only shows me NYC, Holtsville, and Newburgh as the 3 "nearby"

Thanks.

[asdfjkl123 3]

On 12/6/2016 at 10:11 PM, ctracker said:

Hi, I was able to get the appointment by putting in NJ's zip code.

However, please be warned that the agent refused to serve me citing that they have a small office and can only serve NJ residents. I wasted my time there.

Keep checking Infopass. Check it early in the morning (6am or so) and appointments will show up. Good luck, please keep us posted.

Hi,

 

So did you manage to get a stamp in the end? Which office did you go? I'm also in NYC and I realized that there's no appointment available at all.... 

[ctracker 6]

3 hours ago, coolgchat said:

Hi,

 

So did you manage to get a stamp in the end? Which office did you go? I'm also in NYC and I realized that there's no appointment available at all.... 

Yes after many tries I managed to get an infopass appointment. Got the stamp then 3 months later I had to go for an interview. At the interview I asked the officer for another stamp as I had a new passport. 

[dilmera 124]

To those who may find this helpful:

 

I had been trying for many days to get an infopass for the NYC Field Office scheduled. I installed the extensions "visualping" and "super auto refresh" from the chrome web store. Still, I did not have much luck. Tried everything anybody suggested, from checking at 12:01 a.m. or early in the morning. I did have appointments open up twice on Fridays, but they were gone before I could fill out the form. Friday morning (12/8/2017), I opened the browser and set up the extensions soon as I woke up. Shortly after 9:00 a.m., appointments were available for the same day from 9:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.  I scheduled a 2:00 p.m. appointment, but then was able to reschedule it to an earlier one for the same day.

 

I checked in the office 10 minutes before the appointment, but the token number issued had about 40 people in line before me. My number was called more than two hours after I had checked in . So, I suggest if you have an infopass to get a stamp for the expired green card extension, you show up earlier in the day irrespective of your appointed time. Applicants going in for the citizenship interview do not seem to have an issue with the wait times. Do not forget to take your unexpired passport because that is where you will be getting the stamp. I have seen a person who did not bring their passport because they were not specifically asked to bring it (they thought the extension would be stamped) and another person who brought an expired passport. Both of them did not get the I-551 stamp. I was not asked for the green card as some people have been asked. The officer did, however, want to see my green card extension. Upon seeing that it had expired in October 2017 and my current case status of an RFE (I-751), she asked whether I had sent in my RFE documents and whether I was still married. She also wanted to know when I had last had my fingerprints taken (November 2016). I was informed they are good for 15 months only. She stamped the passport and wrote the validity dates from the day of the appointment to a one-year duration. Again, I think the duration is case-specific. I have seen another person get a less than stamp valid for less than an year.