USEM Interview earlier date if possible???

[deafguy72 99]

I would like to know if I could request earlier date for the interview than waiting until the 27th of June? So, I hope to take my boys to enroll for school in September when it starts. Thanks!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Yes you can change your interview date. Just go back on the website and review the open dates. When you find a date that's open that you want then cancel the original date add select the new date. You're allowed to cancel twice without penalty.

[deafguy72 99]

6 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Yes you can change your interview date. Just go back on the website and review the open dates. When you find a date that's open that you want then cancel the original date add select the new date. You're allowed to cancel twice without penalty.

Thanks a lot Greenbaum! Can you send the link here for the date change or I think maybe its in my email NVC sent me the interview date to change from there? Thanks again!

[Hank_ 9,174]

40 minutes ago, deafguy72 said:

I would like to know if I could request earlier date for the interview than waiting until the 27th of June? So, I hope to take my boys to enroll for school in September when it starts. Thanks!

Once USEM has the case file(s) you can call to reschedule to an earlier available date.

Earlier Appointment Scheduling

If you case file is already at USEM, you could schedule an earlier interview appointment.

"Immigrant Visa applicants who already have an interview appointment scheduled by the National Visa Center (NVC) should refrain from scheduling an earlier appointment through the Visa Information and Appointment Service Center without first checking to make sure Embassy Manila has the physical case file.
While we are happy to accommodate earlier appointments, we are only able to do so when we have already received the physical case file from the NVC. When the physical case file is either still with the NVC or in transit to Embassy Manila, we are unable to grant earlier appointment dates. This is because we need the physical case file to conduct an effective visa interview."

 

Scheduling the Interview:
By Calling (632) 976-8500, (632) 976-8501 or (632) 976-8502.
This service is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., except on Philippine and U.S. holidays. Callers may speak with an English-, Tagalog-, Ilocano-, or Cebuano-speaking operator.
Applicants, agents or petitioners calling from the United States may also use this service by calling (703) 520-2235.

 

 

 

http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/immigrant-visa-application.html

 

 

 

[deafguy72 99]

3 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

Once USEM has the case file(s) you can call to reschedule to an earlier available date.

Earlier Appointment Scheduling

If you case file is already at USEM, you could schedule an earlier interview appointment.

"Immigrant Visa applicants who already have an interview appointment scheduled by the National Visa Center (NVC) should refrain from scheduling an earlier appointment through the Visa Information and Appointment Service Center without first checking to make sure Embassy Manila has the physical case file.
While we are happy to accommodate earlier appointments, we are only able to do so when we have already received the physical case file from the NVC. When the physical case file is either still with the NVC or in transit to Embassy Manila, we are unable to grant earlier appointment dates. This is because we need the physical case file to conduct an effective visa interview."

 

Scheduling the Interview:
By Calling (632) 976-8500, (632) 976-8501 or (632) 976-8502.
This service is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., except on Philippine and U.S. holidays. Callers may speak with an English-, Tagalog-, Ilocano-, or Cebuano-speaking operator.
Applicants, agents or petitioners calling from the United States may also use this service by calling (703) 520-2235.

 

 

 

http://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/immigrant-visa-application.html

 

 

 

Would INFO PASS appointment do if I go there at USEM in person instead to request for it? I checked ceac site and it says " ready " so the case file is already there. Thanks Hank!

[Hank_ 9,174]

11 minutes ago, deafguy72 said:

Would INFO PASS appointment do if I go there at USEM in person instead to request for it? I checked ceac site and it says " ready " so the case file is already there. Thanks Hank!

I don't know if you can go to the embassy to reschedule an interview appt, sort of doubt it as that isn't a listed option.      You could call and ask ...   

[deafguy72 99]

1 hour ago, Greenbaum said:

Yes you can change your interview date. Just go back on the website and review the open dates. When you find a date that's open that you want then cancel the original date add select the new date. You're allowed to cancel twice without penalty.

I am able to book the new date online but how can I cancel the old one online? Thanks!

[Hank_ 9,174]

18 minutes ago, deafguy72 said:

I am able to book the new date online but how can I cancel the old one online? Thanks!

This is why the embassy only offers calling to reschedule with the Immigrant visa.   With the K-1, that does their own scheduling, the initial interview date has to be cancelled before being allowed to reschedule.   In your situation NVC scheduled the initial appt.

 

Best suggestion I have is to call the embassy Tuesday to get them to cancel the previous appt date.

[deafguy72 99]

2 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

This is why the embassy only offers calling to reschedule with the Immigrant visa.   With the K-1, that does their own scheduling, the initial interview date has to be cancelled before being allowed to reschedule.   In your situation NVC scheduled the initial appt.

 

Best suggestion I have is to call the embassy Tuesday to get them to cancel the previous appt date.

Ah! I already made an appointment for June 7th online and could not find the old one to cancel would be the 27th of June. I will go in person show the new appointment if it works because calling won't work for me because you know that I'm hearing impaired 

[deafguy72 99]

1 minute ago, deafguy72 said:

Ah! I already made an appointment for June 7th online and could not find the old one to cancel would be the 27th of June. I will go in person show the new appointment if it works because calling won't work for me because you know that I'm hearing impaired 

It says for immigrant and K Visa immigrant to make an appointment. I hope I didn't screw it up, did I? 

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, deafguy72 said:

It says for immigrant and K Visa immigrant to make an appointment. I hope I didn't screw it up, did I? 

No you didn't screw up.   It is just that NVC scheduled the interview so it doesn't show in the scheduling system (flaw in their design I guess).     

 

With the K-1 once an interview has been scheduled they can't see the calendar anymore until they cancel their current app.      There is the flaw of doing this online for the Immigrant visa.

 

I do understand your issue with calling.

[deafguy72 99]

41 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

No you didn't screw up.   It is just that NVC scheduled the interview so it doesn't show in the scheduling system (flaw in their design I guess).     

 

With the K-1 once an interview has been scheduled they can't see the calendar anymore until they cancel their current app.      There is the flaw of doing this online for the Immigrant visa.

 

I do understand your issue with calling.

Hank,

I got scared and cancelled the appointment for June 7th because I did not inform NVC to expedite an earlier date to choose my own instead theirs so I decided to wait until the 27th of June the official to avoid any conflict